Batocrinus

noun

Ba·​toc·​ri·​nus

bəˈtä‧krənəs

: a genus (the type of the family Batocrinidae) of extinct crinoids especially well represented in Lower Carboniferous rocks

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek batos skate (fish) + New Latin -crinus

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