† purse-net fishn. [compare net-fishn., basket-fishn. at basketn. Compounds 2] Obsoleterare a basket star, which is an ophiuroid of the order Phrynophiurida, characterized by complex branching arms.
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1670 J. WinthropLet. 26 Oct. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1970) VII. 222 Untill a fitter English name be knowne, why may not it be called..a basket fish, or a nett fish, or pursnet fish &c?