Standard Lemma guide

crinoid

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈkɹʌɪnɔɪd/
  • UK: /ˈkɹɪnɔɪd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to or sharing the qualities and features of the class Crinoidea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or belonging to the class Crinoidea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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4

noun

Meaning 4

primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: echinoderm

Narrower terms: sea lily, feather star, comatulid

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρίνον (krínon, “lily”) + -oid.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: merililja- — of or pertaining to a crinoid
  • Icelandic: sælilju- — of or pertaining to a crinoid
  • Polish: liliowcowy — of or pertaining to a crinoid
  • Bulgarian: мо́рская ли́лия (mórskaja lílija) — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Finnish: merililja — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Icelandic: sælilja — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Japanese: ウミユリ (umiyuri) — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Navajo: gaantsʼósí — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Polish: liliowiec — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Portuguese: crinoide — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Russian: криноиде́я (krinoidéja) — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Russian: морска́я ли́лия (morskája lílija) — animal of the class Crinoidea
  • Spanish: crinoideo — animal of the class Crinoidea