Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophiuroid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ophi-uroid
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar.

Example Sentences

"Other ophiuroids are more delicate: they pick, feel and spread themselves over corals, gorgonians and other organisms like courtesans in feather boas."

Etymology

From class name Ophiuroidea.

Inflected Forms

ophiuroids (plural)

Questions

What does ophiuroid mean?: An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar.
Where does ophiuroid come from?: From class name Ophiuroidea.

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