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OPHIUROIDEA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Brittle stars and basket stars

Synonyms:

class Ophiuroidea; Ophiuroidea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ophiuroidea" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Ophiuroidea"):

Ophiurida; subclass Ophiurida (brittle stars)

Euryalida; subclass Euryalida (basket stars)

Holonyms ("Ophiuroidea" is a member of...):

Echinodermata; phylum Echinodermata (radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers)

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