🔄 Synonyms of "Brittlestar"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| brittle starnoun | Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off. |
| serpent starnoun | Ophiura ophiura, a brittle star in the order Ophiurida, typically found on coastal seabeds around northwestern Europe. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Brittlestar"
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| Word | Definition |
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| serpent starnoun | Ophiura ophiura, a brittle star in the order Ophiurida, typically found on coastal seabeds around northwestern Europe. |
| brittle starnoun | Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off. |
| ophiuroideannoun | Any brittle star of the class Ophiuroidea |
| ophiuridnoun | Archaic form of ophiuroid. [An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar.] |
| basket starnoun | Any brittle star with many-branched arms, that live in deep-sea habitats, principally in family Gorgonocephalidae, of order Euryalida or of suborder Euryalina in order Phrynophiurida. |
| ophiurioidnoun | Archaic form of ophiuroid. [An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar.] |
| ophiuroidnoun | An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar. |
| ophiolepididnoun | Any brittle star of the family Ophiolepididae. |
| ophionereididnoun | Any brittle star of the family Ophionereididae |
| ophiochitonidnoun | Any brittle star of the genus Ophiochiton |
| ophioleucinidnoun | Any brittle star of the family Ophioleucidae |
| ophiactidnoun | (zoology) Any brittle star in the family Ophiactidae. |
| ophiruoidnoun | Misspelling of ophiuroid. [An echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea; the brittlestar.] |
| ophiothamnidnoun | Any brittle star of the family Ophiothamnidae |
| ophioleucinnoun | Any brittle star of the subfamily Ophioleucinae |
| ophiacanthidnoun | Any brittle star of the family Ophiacanthidae |
| ophiotrichidnoun | (zoology) Any brittle star in the family Ophiotrichidae. |
| ophiurannoun | (zoology, dated) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star. |
| ophiodermatidnoun | (zoology) Any brittle star in the family Ophiodermatidae. |
| asterozoannoun | Any animal in the echinoderm subphylum Asterozoa, which includes the brittle stars, basket stars and starfish |
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