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cystideans

cystideans is the plural of cystidean.

Meaning of cystidean

Noun

cystidean (plural cystideans)

  1. (obsolete) Any of the †Cystidea, a class of extinct echinoderms, now known as the †Cystoidea.
  2. A stage in the development of many crinoids after the free-swimming larva attaches to a surface, but before it develops the structures necessary to feed.

Questions about cystideans

What is cystideans the plural of?
Cystideans is the plural of cystidean.

Words near cystideans in the dictionary

  1. cysticles
  2. cysticule
  3. cysticules
  4. cystid
  5. cystidean
  6. cystideans
  7. cystidia
  8. cystidial
  9. cystidiate
  10. cystidine
  11. cystidioid

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