crinoid

English

A pink feather star.
A pink feather star.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/, /ˈkɹɪnɔɪd/

Noun

crinoid (plural crinoids)

  1. One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.

Derived terms

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Adjective

crinoid (comparative more crinoid, superlative most crinoid)

  1. Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the class Crinoidea.
    • 1936, HP Lovecraft, The Haunter of the Dark:
      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.

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crinoïde.

Noun

crinoid n (plural crinoide)

  1. crinoid

Declension

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