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Ophiuroidea
{ ‖
Oˊphi-uˊri-oi′de-a
, ‖Oˊphi-u-roi′de-a
, }Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ὄφισ
serpent + ὀυρά
tail + εἶδοσ
form.] (Zool.)
A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body, with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath and are often very fragile; – called also
Ophiuroida
and Ophiuridea
. See Illust. under Brittle star
. Definition 2024
Ophiuroidea
Ophiuroidea
Translingual
Proper noun
Ophiuroidea
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Cryptosyringida – the brittle stars.
Hypernyms
- (class): Animalia - kingdom; Eumetazoa - subkingdom; Bilateria, Nephrozoa - clades; Deuterostomia - superphylum; Echinodermata - phylum; Asterozoa - subphylum
See also
- Stenurida
- Oegophiurida
- Ophiurida
- Phrynophiurida