Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ophiuroidea"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ophiurioidea \O`phi*u`ri*oi"de*a\, Ophiuroidea
\O`phi*u*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? serpent + ? tail + ?
form.] (Zo["o]l.)
A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body,
with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath
and are often very fragile; -- called also {Ophiuroida} and
{Ophiuridea}. See Illust. under {Brittle star}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Ophiuroidea
n : brittle stars and basket stars [syn: {Ophiuroidea}, {class
Ophiuroidea}]
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