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Examples of sea lily in a Sentence
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In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
These sea lilies had likely been eaten by an animal—possibly some type of fish—that subsequently regurgitated the indigestible parts.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The predator was attempting to eat sea lilies, also called crinoids.
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James Doubek, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025
Danish officials said the fossil belonged to an animal, and the contents of the vomit contained sea lily remains.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
After a cleaning and an analysis by Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt, it was determined that the clump contained remains from at least two species of sea lilies, the museum said.
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Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
Most closely related to sea urchins, sea stars (aka starfish), sea lilies, and sand dollars, these bottom-dwellers range from as small as one inch long up to six feet.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Nov. 2023
From slimy sea cucumbers to fan-like sea lilies, the mysterious creatures live in complete darkness.
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Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2023
This sea lily was among them.
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Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
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“Sea lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lily. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
sea lily
noun
: crinoid
especially
: a crinoid that has a stalk
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