释义 |
ˈsea-ˌfeather [Cf. G. seefeder, meerfeder.] A coral or polyp of the family Pennatulidæ.
1624Capt. J. Smith Gen. Hist. v. 171 marg., The Sea feather. [Described in text.] 1633Johnson Gerarde's Herbal App. xxiii. 1616 Myriophyllum marinum. The Sea Feather. 1750G. Hughes Barbados 288 The Sea Feathers. These seldom grow, on the Shores of this Island, above two Feet and an half high. 1896tr. Boas' Text-bk. Zool. 115 Sea-feathers (genus Pennatula and others). |