sea fan

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see fan]
- /si fæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see fan]
- /si fæn/

Definitions of sea fan words

noun sea fan any of certain anthozoans, especially Gorgonia flabellum, of the West Indies, in which the colony assumes a fanlike form. 1
noun sea fan any of various corals of the genus Gorgonia and related genera, having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton: order Gorgonacea (gorgonians) 0
noun sea fan any of several gorgonians with the axial skeleton formed into a fanlike structure; esp., a horny coral (Gorgonia flabellum) of the West Indies and Florida Keys 0

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Origin of sea fan

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Sea fan

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sea fan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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