Crinoid

//ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
  2. 2
    primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the class Crinoidea.

    "It was treasured and placed in its curious box by the crinoid things of Antarctica, salvaged from their ruins by the serpent-men of Valusia, and peered at aeons later in Lemuria by the first human beings."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or belonging to the class Crinoidea wordnet

Example

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"It was treasured and placed in its curious box by the crinoid things of Antarctica, salvaged from their ruins by the serpent-men of Valusia, and peered at aeons later in Lemuria by the first human beings."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon, “lily”) + -oid.

Related phrases

feather starsea lily

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