serpent star

n. A brittle star.

Thesaurus

Noun

serpent star - an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central discbrittle star, brittle-starechinoderm - marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodiesOphiurida, subclass Ophiurida - brittle stars

serpent star

serpent star:

see brittlestarbrittlestar,
common name for echinoderms belonging to the class Ophiuroidea. The name is derived from their habit of breaking off arms as a means of defense. New arms are easily regenerated.
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serpent star

noun

Synonyms for serpent star

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

Synonyms

brittle star
brittle-star

Related Words

echinoderm
Ophiurida
subclass Ophiurida

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