ankyroid

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) + -oid. Cognate with French ancyroïde.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ.kɪ.ɹɔɪd/, /ˈæŋ.kə.ɹɔɪd/

Adjective

ankyroid (comparative more ankyroid, superlative most ankyroid)

1. (zoology) Hook-shaped; uncinate.

Alternative forms

• ancyroid

Noun

ankyroid (plural ankyroids)

1. (zoology) A member of the order Ankyroida.
   • 1997 October, R[onald] L. Parsley, “The echinoderm classes Stylophora and Homoiostelea: non Calcichordata”, in The Paleontological Society Papers, volume 3, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 225:

     Stylophorans are divided into two orders the Cornuta and Ankyroida: cornutes have asymmetrical thecae, aulacophores with stylocones and cover plates over the food groove that open widely; ankyroids have essentially bilaterally symmetrical thecae, aulacophores with styloids and in most the cover plates do not open widely.

References

• “ankyroid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.