| sea lily n. Any of various marine crinoids having a flowerlike body supported by a long stalk and usually anchored to the ocean floor in deep water. |
sea lily
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various sessile echinoderms, esp of the genus Ptilocrinus, in which the body consists of a long stalk attached to a hard surface and bearing a central disc with delicate radiating arms: class Crinoidea (crinoids)
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| Noun | 1. |  sea lily - crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surfacecrinoid - primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk genus Ptilocrinus, Ptilocrinus - sea lilies |
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