encrinus

noun

en·​cri·​nus

enˈkrīnəs,

eŋˈ-

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Encrinidae) of extinct stalked crinoids whose remains are abundant in some Triassic formations (as in beds of limestone formed chiefly of fragments of their stalks)

2

plural encrini

-ˌnī

: a crinoid of the genus Encrinus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from en- entry 2 + -crinus (from Greek krinon lily)

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Rhymes for encrinus

• busyness
• equinus
• coyness
• dryness
• highness
• linus
• minus
• pinus
• shyness
• sinus