Definition of Actinocrinus
:a genus (the type of the family Actinocrinidae) of crinoids abundant in the Mississippian rocks of America and Europe
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Actinocrinus
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Ac·ti·no·cri·nus
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ˌak-tə-(ˌ)nō-ˈkrī-nəs
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Origin and Etymology of actinocrinus
New Latin, from actin- + -crinus
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