ophiuroidea

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What does ophiuroidea mean?

A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body, with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath and are often very fragile; -- called also Ophiuroida and Ophiuridea . See Illust. under Brittle star .

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