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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An encrinite or fossil crinoid of the genus Pentacrinites or family Pentacrinitidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any species of Pentacrinus.
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- noun Any
crinoid of the genus Pentacrinites.
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chained_bear commented on the word pentacrinite
"A fossil crinoid of the genus Pentacrinus or family Pentacrinitidae, having a five-sided stalk and a calyx consisting of five plates, and known from remains of the Jurassic period." (OED)
September 9, 2008