ophiuroid en · NOUN
Etymology
From class name Ophiuroidea.
Meanings
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An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar.
Other ophiuroids are more delicate: they pick, feel and spread themselves over corals, gorgonians and other organisms like courtesans in feather boas.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ophiuroids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |