Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
crinoid .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of pertaining to crinoids; consisting of, or containing, crinoids.
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- adjective zoology Relating to, consisting of, or containing
crinoids .
Etymologies
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Examples
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At Bayeux, the type district, they are ferruginous oolites; in the Jura and Lorraine a coral limestone overlies a crinoidal variety; calcareous sandy and marly beds occur in Maine and Anjou; in
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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In consequence of the peculiar method of growth, the crinoids often escape the damage done by the disturbance of the bottom, and thus form limestone beds of remarkable thickness; sometimes, indeed, we find these layers composed mainly of crinoidal remains, which exhibit only slight traces of partings such as we have described, being essentially united for the depth of ten or twenty feet.
Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Nathaniel Southgate Shaler 1873
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Fish teeth are very rare; a few crinoidal stems and bryozoans have been found near the top.
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