crinoid

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  • Noun:
    primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk
  • Adjective:
    of or relating to or belonging to the class Crinoidea

Word Origin

crinoid (adj.)
1836, Latinized from Greek krinoeides "lily-like," from krinon "lily" (a foreign word of unknown origin) + -oeides "like" (see -oid).

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