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Definition: Ophiurioidea
Ophiurioidea
\O`phi*u`ri*oi"de*a\, Ophiuroidea
\O`phi*u*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`fis serpent + 'oyra`
tail + e'i^dos form.] (Zo["o]l.)
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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