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Meaning Of Ophiuroidea
n. pl.
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.