Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From scientific Latin Pennatularia, former family name (H. M. D. de Blainville in F. Cuvier Dict. des Sciences Naturelles LX. 476; from Pennatula, genus name + -aria) + -an.
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