BRITTLE STAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc

Synonyms:

brittle-star; brittle star; serpent star

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("brittle star" is a kind of...):

echinoderm (marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies)

Holonyms ("brittle star" is a member of...):

Ophiurida; subclass Ophiurida (brittle stars)

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