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crinoid

UK/ˈkɹaɪnɔɪd/

crinoid noun: one of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.

crinoid: one of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies
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Noun

crinoid (plural crinoids)

  1. One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.

Adjective

crinoid (comparative more crinoid, superlative most crinoid)

  1. Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the class Crinoidea.
    • 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.1936, HP Lovecraft, The Haunter of the Dark

Forms of crinoid

Noun
pluralcrinoids
Adjective
comparativemore crinoid
superlativemost crinoid

Origin of crinoid

From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon, “lily”) + -oid.

Words formed from crinoid

Questions about crinoid

What does crinoid mean?
Crinoid means one of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
What part of speech is crinoid?
Crinoid can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce crinoid?
Crinoid is pronounced /ˈkɹaɪnɔɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of crinoid?
The plural of crinoid is crinoids.

Words near crinoid in the dictionary

  1. CRINKs
  2. crinkum-crankum
  3. crinkum-crankums
  4. crinkums
  5. crinky
  6. crinoid
  7. crinoidal
  8. crinoidean
  9. crinoideans
  10. crinoids
  11. crinolette

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