Edrioasteroidea

plural noun

Ed·​rio·​as·​ter·​oi·​dea

: a class of extinct echinoderms (subphylum Pelmatozoa) with a plated but flexible body resembling a sac

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from edrio- (from Greek hedraios sedentary, stationary) + Asteroidea

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