ophiure

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ophiure

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From translingual genus name Ophiura (originally species name in Linnaeus), from New Latin ophiurus (“brittle star”), from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) (referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star). This English form by conflation with suffix -ure (“result of an action; official procedure”).

noun ophiures

rare Any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea SHORT-SPINED OPHIURE.
Similar: ophiuroid, brittle star

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@misc{ophiure_2026,
  title = {ophiure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ophiure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}