taxocrinidPalæont.|tæksəʊˈkrɪnɪd| [f.mod.L. Taxocrinidæ, f.Taxocrinus, name of the typical genus, f.Gr. τάξος yew + κρίνον lily: see -id3.] A member of the extinct family Taxocrinidæ of articulate crinoids. So taxocrinoid|-ˈkrɪnɔɪd|a., belonging to this family; n.= taxocrinid.