OPHIUROID


Meaning of OPHIUROID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌō-fē-ˈyu̇r-ˌȯid, ˌä- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Ophiuroidea, group name, from Ophiura, genus name, from Greek ophis + oura tail — more at ass

Date: circa 1879

: brittle star

• ophiuroid adjective

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