crinoid
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krinon, “lily”) + -oid.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
crinoid (plural crinoids)
- One of the numerous animals that make up the Crinoidea class; the feather star or "sea lily".
Translations [edit]
animal of the class Crinoidea
Adjective [edit]
crinoid (comparative more crinoid, superlative most crinoid)
- Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the Crinoidea class.
- 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.
- 1936, HP Lovecraft, ‘The Haunter of the Dark’:
