CLASS OPHIUROIDEA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Brittle stars and basket stars

Synonyms:

class Ophiuroidea; Ophiuroidea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("class Ophiuroidea" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "class Ophiuroidea"):

Ophiurida; subclass Ophiurida (brittle stars)

Euryalida; subclass Euryalida (basket stars)

Holonyms ("class Ophiuroidea" is a member of...):

Echinodermata; phylum Echinodermata (radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers)