sea pen

English

a sea pen
Virgularia

Etymology

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

Noun

sea pen (plural sea pens)

1. A colonial marine cnidarian of the order Pennatulacea.

Translations

cnidarian in order Pennatulacea

• Finnish: merisulka
• German: Seefeder f
• Malay: pena laut
• Navajo: táłtłʼááh atʼaʼgi átʼéhígíí
• Russian: морско́е перо́ n (morskóje peró)
• Turkish: deniz kalemi

Further reading

• sea pen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pennatulacea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pennatulacea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Eapens, peasen