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encrinite
encrinite (ˈɛnkrɪˌnaɪt) n (Palaeontology) (in the US) a sedimentary rock formed almost exclusively from the skeletal plates of crinoids. Sometimes shortened to: crinite [C19: from New Latin encrinus (from Greek en-2 + krinon lily) + -ite1]encrinite
encrinite[′eŋ·krə‚nīt] (paleontology) One of certain fossil crinoids, especially of the genus Encrinus. |