Ophiuran.

Brit.

/ɒfɪˈjʊərə/,

/ɒfˈjɔːrə/, U.S.

/ˌɑfiˈjʊrə/,

/ˌoʊfiˈjʊrə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ophiura.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ophiura, genus name (Lamarck Syst. des animaux sans vertèbres (1801) 350), after earlier use as a specific name (in the genus Asterias) by Linnaeus in Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) 662 < post-classical Latin ophiurus (1714 or earlier) < ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent (see ophio- comb. form) + οὐρά tail (see uro- comb. form²), with allusion to the creature's long snake-like arms.

Zoology.

A genus of brittlestars of the family Ophiuridae; (also ophiura) a brittlestar of this genus; (formerly also) †any brittlestar (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Ophiuroidea > member of

Ophiura1837

brittlestar1841

sand-star1841

serpent-star1851

ophiuran1864

spinigrade1864

ophiurid1869

ophiuroid1870

ophiure1890

1837 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 45/1 The Ophiura has..ten ovaries..in the central part of the animal.

1837 W. Sharpey in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 37/2 In Ophiura, Euryale, and Comatula, in which the rays are very long and slender, the cœca are mere cellular dilatations of the stomach.

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 141 The two surfaces are nearly equally developed in Asteriae and Ophiurae.

1913 Science 14 Feb. 270/1 (heading) The egg of Ophiura, its yolk content and course of development.

1951 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 20 120/2 The echinoderms Echinocardium and Ophiura and several molluscs..occurring in the outer estuary of the Mersey are rare or absent from the Dee.

1963 G. A. Kerkut Borradaile & Potts's Invertebrata (rev. ed.) xvii. 685 (caption) Ophiura, aboral surface.

1998 Conserv. Biol. 12 1211/2 The number of the brittle stars (Ophiura sp.) living in the upper centimeter of the sediment did not change after heavy trawling.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ophiura
释义	Ophiuran. Brit. /ɒfɪˈjʊərə/, /ɒfˈjɔːrə/, U.S. /ˌɑfiˈjʊrə/, /ˌoʊfiˈjʊrə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ophiura. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ophiura, genus name (Lamarck Syst. des animaux sans vertèbres (1801) 350), after earlier use as a specific name (in the genus Asterias) by Linnaeus in Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) 662 < post-classical Latin ophiurus (1714 or earlier) < ancient Greek ὄϕις serpent (see ophio- comb. form) + οὐρά tail (see uro- comb. form²), with allusion to the creature's long snake-like arms. Zoology. A genus of brittlestars of the family Ophiuridae; (also ophiura) a brittlestar of this genus; (formerly also) †any brittlestar (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Ophiuroidea > member of Ophiura1837 brittlestar1841 sand-star1841 serpent-star1851 ophiuran1864 spinigrade1864 ophiurid1869 ophiuroid1870 ophiure1890 1837 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 45/1 The Ophiura has..ten ovaries..in the central part of the animal. 1837 W. Sharpey in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 37/2 In Ophiura, Euryale, and Comatula, in which the rays are very long and slender, the cœca are mere cellular dilatations of the stomach. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 141 The two surfaces are nearly equally developed in Asteriae and Ophiurae. 1913 Science 14 Feb. 270/1 (heading) The egg of Ophiura, its yolk content and course of development. 1951 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 20 120/2 The echinoderms Echinocardium and Ophiura and several molluscs..occurring in the outer estuary of the Mersey are rare or absent from the Dee. 1963 G. A. Kerkut Borradaile & Potts's Invertebrata (rev. ed.) xvii. 685 (caption) Ophiura, aboral surface. 1998 Conserv. Biol. 12 1211/2 The number of the brittle stars (Ophiura sp.) living in the upper centimeter of the sediment did not change after heavy trawling. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1837
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