sea lily

noun

1. a stalked, sessile crinoid.

sea lily

noun

1. any of various sessile echinoderms, esp of the genus Ptilocrinus, in which the body consists of a long stalk attached to a hard surface and bearing a central disc with delicate radiating arms: class Crinoidea (crinoids)

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea lily¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The Sea Lily (p.49) is one of the flower-like animals; it is a relative of the Starfish, living in deep water.

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One Jurassic sea-lily was found to have 600,000 distinct ossicles in its petrified frame.

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The sea-lily fills the rocks no longer; the sea-urchin is very abundant.

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