ophiuran
/ɒfɪˈjʊərən/ /ɒfˈjɔːrən/Zoology
noun
A brittlestar; = ophiuroid.
adjective
Of or relating to brittlestars; = ophiuroid.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Reader. From scientific Latin Ophiura Ophiura + -an.
- rain on someone's parade
- rain (or come down in) stair rods
- rainout
- rain pit
- rain print
- rain procession
- rainproof
- rain-proofed
- rainproofer
- rain quail
- Rain Queen
- rain scald
- rain shadow
- rain shadowing
- rain shower
- rain spell
- rain spot
- rainspout
- rain stick
- rain-stone
- rainstorm
- rain suit
- rainswept
- rain temple
- rain-tight