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brittle star

 
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–noun
any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, having the body composed of a central, rounded disk from which radiate long, slender, fragile arms.
Also, brit⋅tle⋅star.
Also called serpent star.

Origin:
1835–45
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brittle star  
n.  Any of various marine organisms of the class Ophiuroidea, related to and resembling the starfish but having long slender arms. Also called ophiuroid.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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brittle star

any of the 2,000 living species of marine invertebrates comprising the class Ophiuroidea (phylum Echinodermata). Their long, thin arms-usually five and often forked and spiny-are distinctly set off from the small disk-shaped body. The arms readily break off but soon regrow-i.e., are regenerated

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