crinoid

cri·noid

C0749400 (krī′noid′)n. Any of various echinoderms of the class Crinoidea, including the sea lilies and feather stars, that are characterized by a cup-shaped body, feathery radiating arms, and either a stalk or a clawlike structure with which they are able to attach to a surface.

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[From New Latin Crinoīdea, class name : Greek krinon, lily + Greek -oeidēs, -oid.]

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cri′noid′ adj.

crinoid

(ˈkraɪnɔɪd; ˈkrɪn-) n (Animals) any primitive echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having delicate feathery arms radiating from a central disc. The group includes the free-swimming feather stars, the sessile sea lilies, and many stemmed fossil formsadj1. (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Crinoidea2. shaped like a lily[C19: from Greek krinoeidēs lily-like] criˈnoidal adj

cri•noid

(ˈkraɪ nɔɪd, ˈkrɪn ɔɪd)

n. 1. any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body with branched radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies and feather stars. adj. 2. lilylike. [1825–35; < Greek krinoeidḗs=krín(on) lily + -oeidēs -oid] cri•noi′dal, adj.

cri·noid

(krī′noid′) Any of various invertebrate sea animals having a cup-shaped body, feathery arms, and a stalk by which they attach themselves to a surface. Sea lilies and feather stars are types of crinoids.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crinoid - primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central diskechinoderm - marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodiesclass Crinoidea, Crinoidea - sea liliessea lily - crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surfacecomatulid, feather star - free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms
Adj.	1.	crinoid - of or relating to or belonging to the class Crinoidea