cystidean (English, noun)
expansion: cystidean (plural cystideans)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: Any of the †Cystidea, a class of extinct echinoderms, now known as the †Cystoidea.
tags: obsolete
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A stage in the development of many crinoids after the free-swimming larva attaches to a surface, but before it develops the structures necessary to feed.
Forms:
form: cystideans
tags: plural