encrinitaladj.
/ɛnkrɪˈnʌɪtəl/ Geology.
1. Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, Encrinites.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [adjective] > belonging to or characteristic of Pelmatozoa > of or relating to Crinoidea > of or relating to or having characteristic of encrinites
encrinoid1841
encrinal1845
encrinital1847
1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World viii. 177 Living chiefly on the crabs, lobsters, and shell-fish, or on the encrinital animals.
1875 J. Croll Climate & Time xviii. 298 Encrinital fragments in the greatest abundance.
2. Containing Encrinites.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > containing fossils
fossiliferous1829
ammonitiferous1830
nummulitic1830
hippurite1831
indusial1833
fucoid1839
encrinal1845
reptiliferous1845
fucoidal1849
nummuline1861
encrinitic1863
encrinital1876
spiriferous1888
1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xiv. 245 The frequent synonym of ‘encrinal’ or ‘encrinital limestone’.
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