CYSTIDEAN

Etymology

Noun

cystidean (plural cystideans)

(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Cystidea, a class of extinct echinoderms now known as the Cystoidea.

(zoology) A stage in the development of many crinoids after the free-swimming larva attaches to a surface, but before it develops the structures necessary to feed.

Anagrams

• asyndetic, centidays, syndicate

Source: Wiktionary


Cys*tid"e*an (-td"-an), n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Cystidea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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