encrinite

[en-kruh-nahyt]

noun

a fossil crinoid.

Origin of encrinite

1800–10; < New Latin encrin(us) (< Greek en- en-² + krínon lily) + -ite¹

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Historical Examples of encrinite

It contains very perfect remains of the encrinite, echinite, and some other fossil species.
Early Western Travels, 1748-1846 (Volume XXVI)
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Encrinite, en′kri-nīt, n. a common fossil crinoid, found thick in limestone and marble—called also Stone-lily.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
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British Dictionary definitions for encrinite

encrinite

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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