• Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea.
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any of the 2,000 living species of marine invertebrates comprising the class Ophiuroidea (phylum Echinodermata). Their long, thin arms—usually five ... [2 related articles]
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Brit'tle star` (brĭt't'l stär`),
(Zoology) Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See
Ophiuroidea .
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n] - an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
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brittle-star noun an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
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Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea. A brittle-star resembles a starfish, and has a small, central, rounded body and long, flexible, spiny arms used for walking. The small brittle-star
Amphipholis squamata is greyish, about 4.5 cm/2 in across, and found on sea bottoms worldwide. It broods its young, and its...
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any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, having the body composed of a central, rounded disk from which radiate long, slender, fragile arms.
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