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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. 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. 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.