Encrinoidea \En`cri*noid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Encrinus} and {-oid}.] (Zo["o]l.) That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; -- also called Brachiata and Articulata. See Illusts. under {Comatula} and {Crinoidea}.