ophiuroid

ophiuroid
Ophiurioid O`phi*u"ri*oid, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea. -- n. One of the Ophiurioidea. [Written also {ophiuroid}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • ophiuroid — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ophiuroid — /of ee yoor oyd, oh fee /, n. 1. any echinoderm of the subclass Ophiuroidea, including brittle stars, basket stars, and others, characterized by elongate arms radiating from the disk. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the subclass Ophiuroidea. [1885… …   Universalium

  • ophiuroid — noun the brittle star …   Wiktionary

  • ophiuroid — [ɔfɪ (j)ʊərɔɪd] noun Zoology an echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, which comprises the brittlestars. Origin from mod. L. Ophiuroidea, from Ophiura (genus name), from Gk ophis snake + oura tail …   English new terms dictionary

  • ophiuroid — ophi·uroid …   English syllables

  • ophiuroid — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌrȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Ophiuroidea : of or relating to the Ophiuroidea II. noun ( s) : an echinoderm of the subclass Ophiuroidea : brittle star …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stelleroidea — Taxobox name = Stelleroidea image width = 250px image caption = Ochre Sea Star on beach at Olympic National Park regnum = Animalia phylum = Echinoderm superclassis = Stelleroidea subdivision ranks = Classes subdivision = Asteroidea Ophiuroidea… …   Wikipedia

  • Brittle star — Temporal range: 488.2–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • echinoderm — /i kuy neuh derrm , ek euh neuh /, n. any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea …   Universalium

  • Ophiocanops fugiens — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Ophiuroidea …   Wikipedia

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