encrinus

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See also: Encrinus

English

A labeled Encrinus liliformus. Paleontology Museum of Zürich, Switzerland.

Etymology

From translingual Encrinus, from Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-, “in”) + κρίνον (krínon, “lily”).

Noun

encrinus (plural encrini)

  1. (dated, paleontology) Any of a genus Encrinus of fossil encrinoidea from the Mesozoic rocks.

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