cystidea Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cys*tid"e*a noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a bladder, pouch.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of Crinoidea, mostly fossils of the Paleozoic rocks. They were usually roundish or egg-shaped, and often unsymmetrical; some were sessile, others had short stems.

Webster 1913