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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oph•i•ur•oid (of′ē yŏŏr′oid, ō′fē-),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratesany echinoderm of the subclass Ophiuroidea, including brittle stars, basket stars, and others, characterized by elongate arms radiating from the disk.
adj. - Invertebratesof or pertaining to the subclass Ophiuroidea.
- Greek ophíoura, feminine of ophíouros serpent-tailed (ophí(s) snake + -ouros adjective, adjectival derivative of ourá tail)) + -oidea -oidea
- Neo-Latin Ophiuroidea the class, equivalent. to Ophiur(a) the type genus (
- 1885–90
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