Pentremites

Pentremites
Pentremites Pen`tre*mi"tes, n. [NL., from Gr. ? five + L. remus an oar.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of crinoids belonging to the Blastoidea. They have five petal-like ambulacra. [1913 Webster]

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  • pentremites — pen·tre·mi·tes …   English syllables

  • pentremites — ˌpen.trəˈmīˌtēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from penta (from Greek) + Greek trēma hole + New Latin ites more at throw : a genus (the type of the family Pentremitidae) comprising Mississippian bla …   Useful english dictionary

  • pentremitid — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mid.ə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Pentremitidae, family of echinoderms, from Pentremites, type genus + idae : of or relating to the genus Pentremites or the family Pentremitidae II. noun ( s) Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

  • Blastoidea — Blas*toid e*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. blasto s sprout + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the divisions of Crinoidea found fossil in paleozoic rocks; pentremites. They are so named on account of their budlike form. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Blastoid — Taxobox name = Blastoids fossil range = Ordovician Permian image caption = Blastoid fossils ( thecae ) attached to matrix. regnum = Animalia phylum = Echinodermata subphylum = Blastozoa classis = Blastoidea classis authority = Say, 1825… …   Wikipedia

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