NOUN | animal | Ophiurida, subclass Ophiurida | brittle stars |
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Meaning | brittle stars. | |
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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 |
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