OPHIUROIDEA


Meaning of OPHIUROIDEA in English

( n. pl. )

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.

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