CRINOID

Crinoid

Crinoids are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea of the echinoderms . Crinoidea comes from the Greek word krinon, "a lily", and eidos, "form". They live both in shallow water and in depths as great as 6,000 metres. Sea lilies refer to the crinoids which, in their adult form, are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk. Feather stars or comatulids refer to the unstalked forms.

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crinoid

Noun

  1. One of the numerous animals that make up the Crinoidea class; the feather star or "sea lily".

Adjective

  1. Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the Crinoidea class.


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