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encrinite
en·cri·nite
/
ˈɛn
krəˌnaɪt
/
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[
en
-kr
uh
-nahyt
]
Show IPA
noun
a fossil crinoid.
Origin:
1800–10;
<
Neo-Latin
encrin
(
us
) (<
Greek
en-
en-
2
+
krínon
lily) +
-ite
1
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encrinite
(ˈɛnkrɪˌnaɪt)
—
n
Sometimes shortened to:
crinite
(in the US) a sedimentary rock formed almost exclusively from the skeletal plates of crinoids
[C19: from New Latin
encrinus
(from Greek
en-
² +
krinon
lily) +
-ite
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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