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crinoid
noun
cri·noid
ˈkrī-ˌnȯid 
: any of a large class (Crinoidea) of echinoderms usually having a somewhat cup-shaped body with five or more feathery arms compare feather star, sea lily
crinoid
adjective
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The same fossil bed yielded ancient sponges, crinoids, and ammonite coprolites and beaks.
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Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 May 2024
The walls of the waste basket are lined with crinoids, plant-like marine animals that have been around since the Paleozoic.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023
Scientists initially estimated that crinoids floated for a few years.
—Raleigh McElvery, Smithsonian, 12 Aug. 2019
Along the way, keep an eye out for crinoid and other marine fossils.
—Steve Larese, National Geographic, 27 June 2019
The warm coastal waters surrounding Gondwana were perfect for new kinds of animals, like brachiopods, crinoids, ostracodes, cephalopods, corals, and bryozoans.
—Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2017
Then check out this intriguing video from National Geographic of a feather star, a variety of crinoid that lives in the ocean.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2017
The traces of ancient invertebrates with astonishing names (crinoids, fusulinids, and so on) were just one of many signs that the landscape my coastal relatives used to mock for its monotony in fact harbored wonders.
—Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2017
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Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 May 2024
The walls of the waste basket are lined with crinoids, plant-like marine animals that have been around since the Paleozoic.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023
Scientists initially estimated that crinoids floated for a few years.
—Raleigh McElvery, Smithsonian, 12 Aug. 2019
Along the way, keep an eye out for crinoid and other marine fossils.
—Steve Larese, National Geographic, 27 June 2019
The warm coastal waters surrounding Gondwana were perfect for new kinds of animals, like brachiopods, crinoids, ostracodes, cephalopods, corals, and bryozoans.
—Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2017
Then check out this intriguing video from National Geographic of a feather star, a variety of crinoid that lives in the ocean.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2017
The traces of ancient invertebrates with astonishing names (crinoids, fusulinids, and so on) were just one of many signs that the landscape my coastal relatives used to mock for its monotony in fact harbored wonders.
—Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2017
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“Crinoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crinoid. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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crinoid
noun
cri·noid
ˈkrī-ˌnȯid
: any of a large class of invertebrates that are echinoderms and usually have a cup-shaped body with five or more feathery arms
crinoid
adjective
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