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OPHIUROIDEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brittle stars and basket stars
Synonyms:
class Ophiuroidea; Ophiuroidea
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Ophiuroidea" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "Ophiuroidea"):
Ophiurida; subclass Ophiurida (brittle stars)
Euryalida; subclass Euryalida (basket stars)
Holonyms ("Ophiuroidea" is a member of...):
Echinodermata; phylum Echinodermata (radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
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