Dicyclica
plural noun
Di·cyc·li·ca
\(ˈ)dī¦siklə̇kə, -¦sīk-\
Definition of Dicyclica
in some classifications
: a division of Crinoidea comprising forms in which the cup of the calyx has a basal and an infrabasal series of ossicles
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Origin and Etymology of dicyclica
New Latin, from di- + Latin cyclica, neuter plural of cyclicus cyclic
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