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crinite

/ˈkɹaɪnaɪt/

crinite adjective: having the appearance of a tuft of hair.

Adjective

crinite (comparative more crinite, superlative most crinite)

  1. Having the appearance of a tuft of hair.
  2. Having a hair-like tail or train.
    • Comate, crinite, caudate stars.1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield...
  3. Bearded or tufted with hairs

Noun

crinite (plural crinites)

  1. A fossil crinoid.

Forms of crinite

Adjective
comparativemore crinite
superlativemost crinite
Noun
pluralcrinites

Origin of crinite

From Latin crīnītus.

Questions about crinite

What does crinite mean?
Crinite means having the appearance of a tuft of hair.
What part of speech is crinite?
Crinite can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce crinite?
Crinite is pronounced /ˈkɹaɪnaɪt/.

Words near crinite in the dictionary

  1. criniere
  2. crinieres
  3. criniferous
  4. crinigerous
  5. crining
  6. crinite
  7. crinites
  8. crinitol
  9. crinitory
  10. crinivirus
  11. criniviruses

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