brittle star en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From brittle + star.
Meanings
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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.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 48:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| brittle stars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (28)
da slangestjerne (echinoderms) · ko 거미불가사리 (echinoderms) · cmn 海蛇尾 (echinoderms) · nv sǫʼ łóóʼ bigaanézí (echinoderms) · fr ophiure (echinoderms) · ca ofiuroïdeu (echinoderms) · fi käärmetähti (echinoderms) · ja 蜘蛛海星 (echinoderms) · io ofiuro (echinoderms) · io ofiruoido (echinoderms) · uk офіу́ра (echinoderms) · qu qinqu quyllur (echinoderms) · ru офиу́ра (echinoderms) · de Schlangenstern (echinoderms) · ja 蜘蛛人手 (echinoderms) · pl wężowidło (echinoderms) · es ofiuroideo (echinoderms) · it stella serpentina (echinoderms) · vi sao biển đuôi rắn (echinoderms) · ca estrella de mar amb potes (echinoderms) · cs hadice (echinoderms) · et ofiuroid (echinoderms) · pt ofiuroide (echinoderms) · es ofiura (echinoderms) · nl slangster (echinoderms) · sv ormstjärna (echinoderms) · la ophiuroīdēum (echinoderms) · vi sao biển giòn (echinoderms)