palinuroid,a.Zool.|pælɪˈnjʊərɔɪd| [ad.mod.L. Palinūroidea, neut. pl., f.Palinūrus: see -oid.] Resembling or akin to the genus Palinurus (Spiny Lobster) of decapod crustaceans; belonging to the group Palinuroidea or family Palinuridæ, of which this genus is the type.