Blastoidea
plural noun
Blas·toi·dea
blaˈstȯidēə
: a class, formerly considered a division of Crinoidea, of extinct Paleozoic short-stemmed or stemless pelmatozoan echinoderms shaped somewhat like a flower bud and having five ambulacral areas with slender appendages along their margins and flattened tubes along their internal surface
blastoidean
adjective or noun
(ˈ)⸗¦⸗dēən
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“Blastoidea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Blastoidea. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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