The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
n. (context paleontology English) A fossil crinoid, especially one belonging to, or resembling, the genus (taxlink Encrinus genus).
Wikipedia
Encrinites are a type of grain-supported bioclastic sedimentary rock in which all or most of the grains are crinoid ossicles. In older literature, the word is sometimes used to refer to individual fossil crinoids, but this usage is obsolete.
Usage examples of "encrinite".
Snatch the curious prize, Give it a place among thy treasured spoils Fossil and relic,--corals, encrinites, The fly in amber and the fish in stone, The twisted circlet of Etruscan gold, Medal, intaglio, poniard, poison-ring,-- Place for the Memphian beetle with thine hoard!