encrinite
[ en-kruh-nahyt ]
/ ˈɛn krəˌnaɪt /
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noun
a fossil crinoid.
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Example sentences from the Web for encrinite
This species—known as the Bradford Pear-Encrinite—is only found in the strata mentioned.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis FiguierEncrinite, en′kri-nīt, n. a common fossil crinoid, found thick in limestone and marble—called also Stone-lily.
It contains very perfect remains of the encrinite, echinite, and some other fossil species.
British Dictionary definitions for encrinite
encrinite
/ (ˈɛnkrɪˌnaɪt) /
noun
(in the US) a sedimentary rock formed almost exclusively from the skeletal plates of crinoidsSometimes shortened to: crinite
Word Origin for encrinite
C19: from New Latin encrinus (from Greek en- ² + krinon lily) + -ite 1
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