Agelacrinites
noun
Ag·e·la·cri·ni·tes
¦a-jə-lə-krə-ˈnī-tēz
: a genus (the type of the family Agelacrinitidae) of saclike Devonian echinoderms with five covered food grooves on the oral side
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin, from Greek agélē "herd, troop" + New Latin -a- (probably erroneously for -o- -o-) + -crinites, common element in crinoid genus names (such as Pentacrinites), from Greek krínon "lily" + -itēs -ite entry 1
First Known Use
1846, in the meaning defined above
- pull oneself together
- pull out
- pull out all the stops
- pull pin
- pull punches
- pull quote
- pull rank
- pull round
- pull socket
- pull someone's chain
- pull someone's leg
- pull stakes
- pull station
- pull strap
- pull strings
- pull switch
- pull tab
- pull the chain
- pull the plug
- pull the rug from under
- pull the string
- pull the strings
- pull the trigger
- pull the wool over one's eyes
- pull the wool over someone's eyes