ˌpelməd.əˈzōə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from pelmato- (from Greek pelmat-, pelma sole of the foot) + -zoa
: a subphylum or other division of Echinodermata comprising the crinoids, cystoids, blastoids, and edrioasteroids — compare eleutherozoa
• pel·ma·to·zo·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|zōən adjective or noun
• pel·ma·to·zo·ic -zōik adjective