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serpent star
serpent starn. A brittle star.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  serpent star - an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central discbrittle star, brittle-starechinoderm - marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodiesOphiurida, subclass Ophiurida - brittle stars |
serpent star
serpent star: see brittlestarbrittlestar,
common name for echinoderms belonging to the class Ophiuroidea. The name is derived from their habit of breaking off arms as a means of defense. New arms are easily regenerated.
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Synonyms for serpent starnoun an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central discSynonymsRelated Words- echinoderm
- Ophiurida
- subclass Ophiurida
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