encrinus

See also: Encrinus

English

A labeled Encrinus liliformus. Paleontology Museum of Zürich, Switzerland.

Etymology

From translingual Encrinus, from Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-, “in”) + κρίνον (krínon, “lily”).

Noun

encrinus (plural encrini)

1. (dated, paleontology) Any of a genus Encrinus of fossil encrinoidea from the Mesozoic rocks.

References

• “encrinus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Further reading

• Encrinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Crinoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies