encrinite

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-, “in”) + κρίνον (krínon, “lily”): compare French encrinite.

noun

  1. (paleontology) A fossil crinoid, especially one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus.

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