ophiurida (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Ophiurida*:
NOUN	animal	Ophiurida, subclass Ophiurida	brittle stars

English > *Ophiurida*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	brittle stars.
Synonym	subclass Ophiurida
Member of	Ophiuroidea, class Ophiuroidea	brittle stars and basket stars
Members	brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star	An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
Broader	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanish	Ophiurida, subclase Ophiurida

HyperDic: ophiurida