Brachiata

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brachiata \Brach`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [See {Brachiate}.] (Zool.)
     A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with
     long jointed arms. See {Crinoidea}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Encrinoidea \En`cri*noid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Encrinus} and
     {-oid}.] (Zo["o]l.)
     That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living
     and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin
     of the oral disk; -- also called {Brachiata} and
     {Articulata}. See Illusts. under {Comatula} and {Crinoidea}.
     [1913 Webster]