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CRINOIDEA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Sea lilies

Synonyms:

class Crinoidea; Crinoidea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Crinoidea" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Crinoidea"):

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

genus Ptilocrinus; Ptilocrinus (sea lilies)

Antedonidae; family Antedonidae (feather stars)

Holonyms ("Crinoidea" is a member of...):

Echinodermata; phylum Echinodermata (radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers)

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