Sea Pen Definition

noun
Any of various corals of the order Pennatulacea, having a flexible skeleton in the form of a long central shaft with numerous branches on each side.
American Heritage
Any of an order (Pennatulacea) of mud-dwelling anthozoans that form feather-shaped colonies.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sea Pen

Noun

Singular:
sea pen
Plural:
sea-pens

Origin of Sea Pen

  • From the feather-like appearance of some species, reminiscent of antique quill pens.

    From Wiktionary

  • From its resemblance to a quill pen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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