crinoid
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
/ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/(UK)
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/ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/(UK) · /ˈkɹɪnɔɪd/(UK)
Definition of crinoid
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
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noun
- One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
adj
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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.”
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon, “lily”) + -oid.
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