crinoid

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/, /ˈkɹɪnɔɪd/

Noun

crinoid (plural crinoids)

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

Translations

animal of the class Crinoidea

• Finnish: merililja (fi)
• Icelandic: sælilja (is) f
• Japanese: ウミユリ (ja) (umiyuri)

• Navajo: gaantsʼosí
• Russian: криноидея (ru) (krinoidéja) f , морская лилия (ru) (morskája lílija) f 

Adjective

crinoid (comparative more crinoid, superlative most crinoid)

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

     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.

Translations

of or pertaining to a crinoid

• Icelandic: sælilju- (is)