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BRITTLE-STAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
Synonyms:
brittle-star; brittle star; serpent star
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("brittle-star" is a kind of...):
echinoderm (marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies)
Holonyms ("brittle-star" is a member of...):
Ophiurida; subclass Ophiurida (brittle stars)
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