"ophiuroid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ophiuroids [plural]
Etymology: From class name Ophiuroidea. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Ophiuroidea|class}} Ophiuroidea Head templates: {{en-noun}} ophiuroid (plural ophiuroids)
  1. An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar. Categories (lifeform): Echinoderms

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