crinoid
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon, “lily”) + -oid.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/, /ˈkɹɪnɔɪd/
Noun
crinoid (plural crinoids)
- One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.
Translations
animal of the class Crinoidea
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Adjective
crinoid (comparative more crinoid, superlative most crinoid)
- 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.
- 1936, HP Lovecraft, ‘The Haunter of the Dark’:
Translations
of or pertaining to a crinoid
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Romanian
Etymology
From French crinoïde.
Noun
crinoid n (plural crinoide)
- crinoid
Declension
Declension of crinoid
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) crinoid | crinoidul | (niște) crinoide | crinoidele |
genitive/dative | (unui) crinoid | crinoidului | (unor) crinoide | crinoidelor |
vocative | crinoidule | crinoidelor |