crinoid

English

A pink feather star.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/, /ˈkɹɪnɔɪd/

Noun

crinoid (plural crinoids)

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

Derived terms

• crinoidal

Translations

animal of the class Crinoidea

• Finnish: merililja (fi)
• Icelandic: sælilja f
• Japanese: ウミユリ (umiyuri)
• Navajo: gaantsʼósí
• Polish: liliowiec m
• Portuguese: crinoide m
• Russian: криноиде́я (ru) f (krinoidéja), морска́я ли́лия f (morskája lílija)
• Spanish: crinoideo m

Adjective

crinoid (comparative more crinoid, superlative most crinoid)

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

• Finnish: merililja- (fi)
• Icelandic: sælilju-

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crinoïde.

Noun

crinoid n (plural crinoide)

1. crinoid

Declension

Declension of crinoid

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) crinoid	crinoidul	(niște) crinoide	crinoidele
genitive/dative	(unui) crinoid	crinoidului	(unor) crinoide	crinoidelor
vocative	crinoidule		crinoidelor