sea lily

noun

a stalked, sessile crinoid.

Origin of sea lily

First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby sea lily

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How to use sea lily in a sentence

The sea lily (p.49) is one of the flower-like animals; it is a relative of the Starfish, living in deep water.
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader Smith
One Jurassic sea-lily was found to have 600,000 distinct ossicles in its petrified frame.
The Story of Evolution | Joseph McCabe
The sea-lily fills the rocks no longer; the sea-urchin is very abundant.
The Story of Evolution | Joseph McCabe

British Dictionary definitions for sea lily

sea lily

noun

any of various sessile echinoderms, esp of the genus Ptilocrinus, in which the body consists of a long stalk attached to a hard surface and bearing a central disc with delicate radiating arms: class Crinoidea (crinoids)

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