CRINOID


Meaning of CRINOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrī-ˌnȯid ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek krinon lily

Date: 1847

: any of a large class (Crinoidea) of echinoderms usually having a somewhat cup-shaped body with five or more feathery arms — compare feather star , sea lily

• crinoid adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.