Pentremites

noun
Pen·​tre·​mi·​tes | \ ˌpen‧trəˈmīˌtēz\

Definition of Pentremites

: a genus (the type of the family Pentremitidae) comprising Mississippian blastoid echinoderms having an ovate or pyriform calyx with five ambulacral areas suggestive of petals

History and Etymology for Pentremites

New Latin, from penta- (from Greek) + Greek trēma hole + New Latin -ites

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