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encrinus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a genus Encrinus of fossil encrinoidea from the Mesozoic rocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences

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Etymology

From translingual Encrinus, from Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-, “in”) + κρίνον (krínon, “lily”).