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brittle star

brittle star noun: any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.

Noun

brittle star (plural brittle stars)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    ophiuroid

brittle star meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Vietnamese

brittle star in Tamil

ஒடி நட்சத்திர மீன்

brittle star in Bengali

শ্রেণীর বিভিন্ন একিনোডার্ম

brittle star in Vietnamese

echinoderms
sao biển đuôi rắn, sao biển giòn

Synonyms of brittle star

Forms of brittle star

pluralbrittle stars

Origin of brittle star

From brittle + star.

Questions about brittle star

What does brittle star mean?
Brittle star means any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
What is brittle star in Tamil?
Brittle star in Tamil is ஒடி நட்சத்திர மீன். See Brittle star meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brittle star?
Brittle star is a noun.
What is the plural of brittle star?
The plural of brittle star is brittle stars.

Words near brittle star in the dictionary

  1. brittle bone disease
  2. brittle cinder
  3. brittle fracture
  4. brittle fractures
  5. brittle hair syndrome
  6. brittle star
  7. brittle stars
  8. brittlebush
  9. brittlebushes
  10. brittled
  11. brittlegill

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