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ophiuran

ophiuran adjective: of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.

Adjective

ophiuran (comparative more ophiuran, superlative most ophiuran)

  1. (dated) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
    Synonyms:
    ophiuroidean

Noun

ophiuran (plural ophiurans)

  1. (dated) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
    Synonyms:
    ophiuroidean

Synonyms of ophiuran

Forms of ophiuran

Adjective
comparativemore ophiuran
superlativemost ophiuran
Noun
pluralophiurans

Questions about ophiuran

What does ophiuran mean?
Ophiuran means of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
What part of speech is ophiuran?
Ophiuran can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ophiuran in the dictionary

  1. ophitically
  2. Ophitism
  3. Ophiuchid
  4. Ophiuchids
  5. Ophiuchus
  6. ophiuran
  7. ophiurans
  8. ophiure
  9. ophiures
  10. ophiurid
  11. ophiurids

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