CRINOIDEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Crinoidea mean? 

• CRINOIDEA (noun)
  The noun CRINOIDEA has 1 sense:

1. sea lilies

  Familiarity information: CRINOIDEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRINOIDEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sea lilies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

class Crinoidea; Crinoidea

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)