Crinoid

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/, /ˈkɹɪnɔɪd/

Origin

From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krinon, "lily") + -oid.

Full definition of crinoid

Noun

1. One of the numerous animals that make up the Crinoidea class; the feather star or "sea lily".

Adjective

1. Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the Crinoidea class.
• 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.