Examples of sea lily in a Sentence
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In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
These sea lilies had likely been eaten by an animal—possibly some type of fish—that subsequently regurgitated the indigestible parts.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids.
—James Doubek, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Danish officials said the fossil belonged to an animal, and the contents of the vomit contained sea lily remains.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
After a cleaning and an analysis by Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt, it was determined that the clump contained remains from at least two species of sea lilies, the museum said.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
These sea lilies had likely been eaten by an animal—possibly some type of fish—that subsequently regurgitated the indigestible parts.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids.
—James Doubek, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Danish officials said the fossil belonged to an animal, and the contents of the vomit contained sea lily remains.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
After a cleaning and an analysis by Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt, it was determined that the clump contained remains from at least two species of sea lilies, the museum said.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Sea lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lily. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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