crinoid

cri·noid

noun \ˈkrī-ˌnȯid\

Definition of CRINOID

: any of a large class (Crinoidea) of echinoderms usually having a somewhat cup-shaped body with five or more feathery arms — compare feather star, sea lily

— crinoid adjective

Illustration of CRINOID

Origin of CRINOID

ultimately from Greek krinon lily

First Known Use: 1847

Rhymes with CRINOID

android, avoid, chancroid, colloid, conoid, cuboid, cycloid, deltoid, dendroid, devoid, discoid, factoid, fibroid, fungoid, ganoid, globoid, hydroid, hypnoid, keloid, mastoid, mucoid, ovoid, prismoid, pygmoid, rhizoid, rhomboid, schizoid, scombroid, sigmoid, spheroid, steroid, styloid, tabloid, thalloid, thyroid, toroid, toxoid, trochoid, typhoid, Veddoid, viroid