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1. (n.) brittle star
any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, having the body composed of a central rounded disk from which radiate long, slender, fragile arms.
Etymology: (< LL Brittōn(ēs))
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1. (noun) brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star
an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
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1. brittle star
any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea
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