apiocrinite
|a-pi-o-cri-nite|
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/ˌeɪpiəˈkraɪnaɪt/
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/ˌeɪpɪəˈkraɪnaɪt/
pear-shaped crinoid fossil
Etymology
'apiocrinite' originates from New Latin, specifically the genus name 'Apiocrinites', where the Greek elements 'apion' (ἀπίων) meant 'pear' and 'krinon' (κρίνον) meant 'lily'.
'apiocrinite' changed from the New Latin taxonomic name 'Apiocrinites' and was adapted into English as the noun 'apiocrinite' to denote a specimen of that genus.
Initially, it referred specifically to the taxonomic genus name 'Apiocrinites'; over time it has come to be used for an individual fossil specimen of that genus or for similar pear-shaped crinoid fossils.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a fossil or specimen of the crinoid genus Apiocrinites, an echinoderm (sea lily) typically found in Jurassic marine deposits; used to refer to an individual fossil of that genus or to similarly shaped crinoid fossils.
The museum displayed an apiocrinite recovered from a Jurassic limestone bed.
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