Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An encrinite or fossil crinoid of the genus Pentacrinites or family Pentacrinitidæ.
Wiktionary
- n. Any crinoid of the genus Pentacrinites
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Any species of Pentacrinus.
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Dudgeon and Dragging
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chained_bear "A fossil crinoid of the genus Pentacrinus or family Pentacrinitidae, having a five-sided stalk and a calyx consisting of five plates, and known from remains of the Jurassic period." (OED) Sep 8, 2008