brittle star

See also: brittlestar

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

brittle star (plural brittle stars)

1. any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off

SynonymsEdit

• ophiuroid

TranslationsEdit

echinoderms

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海蛇尾 (hǎishéwěi)

• Finnish: käärmetähti
• French: ophiure (fr) f
• Japanese: 蜘蛛海星, 蜘蛛人手 (クモヒトデ, kumohitode)

• Navajo: sǫʼ łóóʼ bigaanézí
• Portuguese: ofiuroide m
• Russian: офиу́ра (ru) f (ofiúra)
• Spanish: ofiura f, ofiuroideo m

See alsoEdit

• sea star