brittle star
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brittle star
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From brittle + star.
noun brittle stars
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Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
Recently, explorers discovered a seamount near Antarctica covered in tens of millions of brittle stars packed ray tip to ray tip, in a massive underwater ‘city’, alongside other strange species such as giant bubble gum coral.
Similar: ophiuroid
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noun echinoderms
| Español | ofiura, ofiuroideo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 거미불가사리 geomibulgasari |
| 日本語 | 蜘蛛海星, 蜘蛛人手 kumo hitode |
| 中文 | 海蛇尾 hǎishéwěi |
| Português | ofiuroide |
| Français | ophiure |
| Deutsch | Schlangenstern |
| Italiano | stella serpentina |
| Русский | офиу́ра ofiúra |
| Tiếng Việt | sao biển đuôi rắn, sao biển giòn |
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