PTILOCRINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ptilocrinus mean? 

• PTILOCRINUS (noun)
  The noun PTILOCRINUS has 1 sense:

1. sea lilies

  Familiarity information: PTILOCRINUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PTILOCRINUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sea lilies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Ptilocrinus; Ptilocrinus

Hypernyms ("Ptilocrinus" is a kind of...):

echinoderm genus (a genus of echinoderms)

Meronyms (members of "Ptilocrinus"):

sea lily (crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface)

Holonyms ("Ptilocrinus" is a member of...):

class Crinoidea; Crinoidea (sea lilies)