actinocrinite

noun

ac·​ti·​no·​cri·​nite

ˌak-tə-(ˌ)nō-ˈkrī-ˌnīt

plural -s

: a fossil crinoid of Actinocrinus or a related genus

Word History

Etymology

probably from French, from New Latin Actinocrinus + French -ite

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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