1. crinoid - Noun
2. crinoid - Adjective
Crinoidal.
One of the Crinoidea.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA sea cucumber larva is an 'auricularia' while a crinoid one is a 'vitellaria'. Source: Internet
The fossil echinoderms had ambulacral grooves extending down the side of the body, fringed on either side by brachioles, structures very similar to the pinnules of a modern crinoid. Source: Internet
Ruppert, Fox & Barnes (2004) p. 916 In some species of crinoid, the embryos develop in special breeding bags, where the eggs are held until sperm released by a male happens to find them. Source: Internet