crinoid
pronunciation
How to pronounce crinoid in British English: UK ['kraɪnɔɪd]
How to pronounce crinoid in American English: US ['kraɪnɔɪd]
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- Noun:
- primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk
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- 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).