Encrinite

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

  Encrinite \En"cri*nite\, n. [Gr. ? in + ? a lily: cf. F.
     encrinite.] (Paleon.)
     A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the
     genus {Encrinus}. Sometimes used in a general sense for any
     crinoid. Encrinitic