crinoid

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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.

Derived terms

• noncrinoid

Translations

of or pertaining to a crinoid

Finnish: merililja- (fi) Icelandic: sælilju- Polish: liliowcowy

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crinoïde.

Noun

crinoid n (plural crinoide)

1. crinoid

Declension

Declension of crinoid

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	crinoid	crinoidul		crinoide	crinoidele
genitive-dative	crinoid	crinoidului		crinoide	crinoidelor
vocative	crinoidule			crinoidelor