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(n.) Any one of numerous species of long, slender Alcyonaria belonging to Virgularia and allied genera of the family Virgularidae. These corals are allied to the sea-pens, but have a long rodlike rhachis inclosing a slender, round or square, calcareous axis. The polyps are arranged in transverse rows or clusters along each side of the rhachis.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Virgularian'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/virgularian.html. 1828.
 
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