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Encrinite

EN'CRINITE

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Noun.
[Gr. a lily.] Stone-lily; a fossil zoophyte, formed of many joints, all perforated by some starry form.

Definition 2024


encrinite

encrinite

English

Noun

encrinite (plural encrinites)

  1. (paleontology) A fossil crinoid, especially one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus.