Crinoidea
Pronunciation : Cri*noid"e*a (kr-noid"-)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., from Gr. -oid: cf. F. crino.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A large class of Echinodermata, including numerous extinct families and genera, but comparatively few living ones. Most of the fossil species, like some that are recent, were attached by a jointed stem. See Blastoidea, Cystoidea, Comatula.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913