TESSELLATA

Tes`sel*la"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Tessellate.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A division of Crinoidea including numerous fossil species in which the body is covered with tessellated plates.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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