brittle star

noun

Etymology

From brittle + star.

  1. derived from *h₂stḗr
  2. inherited from *sternô
  3. inherited from *sterrō
  4. inherited from steorra
  5. inherited from sterre
  6. compounded as brittle star — “brittle + star

Definitions

  1. Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have…

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

    • Recently, explorers discovered a seamount near Antarctica covered in tens of millions of brittle stars packed ray tip to ray tip, in a massive underwater ‘city’, alongside other strange species such as giant bubble gum coral.

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