brittle star

n. Any of various marine echinoderms of the order Ophiurida having long slender arms.

brit′tle star`

or brit′tle•star`,

n. any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, having the body composed of a central rounded disk from which radiate long, slender, fragile arms. [1835–45]

Thesaurus

Noun

brittle star - an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central discbrittle-star, serpent starechinoderm - marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodiesOphiurida, subclass Ophiurida - brittle stars

brittle star

[¦brid·əl ′stär] (invertebrate zoology) The common name for all members of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea.

brittle star

any member of the Class Ophiuroidea - Echinoderms which possess usually five slender arms, clearly distinct from the central disc which lacks an anus. The number of arms is more variable than in starfish Class ASTEROIDEA.

brittle star

noun

Synonyms for brittle star

noun an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc

Synonyms

brittle-star
serpent star

Related Words

echinoderm
Ophiurida
subclass Ophiurida

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