crinoid
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon, “lily”) + -oid.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]crinoid (plural crinoids)
- One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]animal of the class Crinoidea
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Adjective
[edit]crinoid (comparative more crinoid, superlative most crinoid)
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to a crinoid
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Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French crinoïde.
Noun
[edit]crinoid n (plural crinoide)
Declension
[edit]Declension of crinoid
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) crinoid | crinoidul | (niște) crinoide | crinoidele |
genitive/dative | (unui) crinoid | crinoidului | (unor) crinoide | crinoidelor |
vocative | crinoidule | crinoidelor |
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