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Antedon

noun
An·​te·​don | \ anˈtēdᵊn, -ˌdän\

Definition of Antedon

: a large genus of recent and fossil comatulid crinoids having 10 or more arms

First Known Use of Antedon

1838, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Antedon

borrowed from New Latin, of uncertain origin

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