crinoid
/krahy-noid, krin-oid/US // ˈkraɪ nɔɪd, ˈkrɪn ɔɪd //UK // (ˈkraɪnɔɪd, ˈkrɪn-) //
克里诺伊人,海龟类,克里诺伊氏体,克里诺伊德人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : belonging or pertaining to the Crinoidea.
- : lilylike.
Examples
The ossicles, or plates which cover the dorsal surface, are free, making the crinoid an animal of innumerable joints.
This subkingdom comprises at present such familiar forms as the crinoid, the starfish, and the sea urchin.
The cystoid reaches its climax, but there appear now two higher types of echinoderms,—the crinoid and the starfish.
The clay came into notice late in the 18th century on account of the local abundance of the crinoid Apiocrinus Parkinsoni.
Fishes, Mollusca, and Crustacea silently ploughed their way in the depths of the sea, and the immovable Crinoid lived there.
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