cystidean
English
Etymology
Cystidea + -an
Noun
cystidean (plural cystideans)
- (zoology, obsolete) Any of the Cystidea, a class of extinct echinoderms now known as the Cystoidea.
- (zoology) A stage in the development of many crinoids after the free-swimming larva attaches to a surface, but before it develops the structures necessary to feed.
Anagrams
- asyndetic, centidays, syndicate