NOUN | animal | brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star | an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc |
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Meaning | An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc. | |
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Synonyms | brittle-star, serpent star | |
Member of | Ophiurida, subclass Ophiurida | brittle stars |
Broader | echinoderm | marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies |
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