- crinoid
- crinoid 1836, Latinized from Gk. krinoeides "lily-like," from krinon "lily" (a foreign word of unknown origin) + -oeides "like" (see -OID (Cf. -oid)).
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crinoid — CRINOÍD s. v. crin de mare. Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime crinoíd s. n., pl. crinoíde Trimis de siveco, 19.03.2005. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic CRINOÍD crinoide n. 1) la pl. Clasă de animale echinoderme în formă de floare… … Dicționar Român
Crinoid — Cri noid (kr[imac] noid), a. [See {Crinoidea}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Crinoidal. n. One of the Crinoidea. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crinoid — [krī′noid΄, krin′oid΄] adj. [Gr krinoeidēs, lilylike < krinon, lily + eidēs, OID] 1. lily shaped 2. designating or of a class (Crinoidea) of echinoderms, some of which are flowerlike in form and are anchored by a stalk, others of which are… … English World dictionary
Crinoid — Crinoids Temporal range: Ordovician Recent … Wikipedia
crinoid — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
crinoid — crinoidal, adj. /kruy noyd, krin oyd/, n. 1. any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms. adj. 2. belonging or… … Universalium
crinoid — 1. noun One of the numerous animals that make up the Crinoidea class; the feather star or sea lily . 2. adjective Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the Crinoidea class … Wiktionary
crinoid — [ krɪnɔɪd, krʌɪnɔɪd] noun Zoology an echinoderm of a class (Crinoidea) that comprises the sea lilies and feather stars. Derivatives crinoidal nɔɪd(ə)l adjective Origin mod. L. Crinoidea, from Gk krinoeidēs lily like , from krinon lily … English new terms dictionary
crinoid — cri·noid … English syllables
crinoid — cri•noid [[t]ˈkraɪ nɔɪd, ˈkrɪn ɔɪd[/t]] n. 1) ivt any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup shaped body with branched radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies and feather stars 2) lilylike • Etymology: 1825–35; < Gk… … From formal English to slang
