cri|noid

cri|noid
cri|noid «KRY noyd, KRIHN oyd», noun, adjective.
–n.
any one of a group of flower-shaped sea animals having a small, cup-shaped body with five branched, feathery arms, usually attached by a stalk; sea lily. The crinoids comprise a class of echinoderms.
–adj.
1. of or belonging to this class.
2. shaped like a lily.
[< Greek krinoeid lilylike]

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  • crinoid — cri•noid [[t]ˈkraɪ nɔɪd, ˈkrɪn ɔɪd[/t]] n. 1) ivt any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup shaped body with branched radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies and feather stars 2) lilylike • Etymology: 1825–35; < Gk… …   From formal English to slang

  • Crinoid — Cri noid (kr[imac] noid), a. [See {Crinoidea}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Crinoidal. n. One of the Crinoidea. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crinoidal — Cri*noid al (kr[ i]*noid al), a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of pertaining to crinoids; consisting of, or containing, crinoids. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crinoidea — Cri*noid e*a (kr[ i]*noid [ e]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. kri non lily + oid: cf. F. crino[ i]de.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large class of Echinodermata, including numerous extinct families and genera, but comparatively few living ones. Most of the fossil… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Articulata — Encrinoidea En cri*noid e*a, n. pl. [NL. See {Encrinus} and { oid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; also called {Brachiata}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brachiata — Encrinoidea En cri*noid e*a, n. pl. [NL. See {Encrinus} and { oid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; also called {Brachiata}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crinoidean — Cri*noid e*an ( an), n. (Zo[ o]l) One of the Crinoidea. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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