taxocrinid

taxocrinid Palæont.

(tæksəʊˈkrɪnɪd)

[f. mod.L. Taxocrinidæ, f. Taxocrinus, name of the typical genus, f. Gr. τάξος yew + κρίνον lily: see -id³.]

A member of the extinct family Taxocrinidæ of articulate crinoids. So taxocrinoid (-ˈkrɪnɔɪd) a., belonging to this family; n. = taxocrinid.