OPHIUROID Definition & Meaning

ophiuroid

[of-ee-yoor-oid, oh-fee-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any echinoderm of the subclass Ophiuroidea, including brittle stars, basket stars, and others, characterized by elongate arms radiating from the disk.

adjective

of or relating to the subclass Ophiuroidea.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ophiuroid¹

1885–90; < New Latin Ophiuroidea the class, equivalent to Ophiur ( a ) the type genus (< Greek �Ǳ��í�ǳܰ��, feminine of �Ǳ��í�ǳܰ��ǲ� serpent-tailed ( �Ǳ��í ( s ) snake + -ouros adj. derivative of �ǳܰ�á tail)) + -oidea -oidea

Ophiuchus ophthal.

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