brittle star
brittle star · brittle stars
офіура
офиура
Schlangenstern
Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have…Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
Schlangenstern
офиу́раofiúra
офіу́раofiúra
More definitions
- an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
Translations
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Origin
From brittle + star.From brittle + star.
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Forms
plural: brittle stars| Singular | brittle star |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc:brittle-starserpent star
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsea star