Definition of Brittle star

1. Noun. An animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc.

Exact synonyms: Brittle-star, Serpent Star
Generic synonyms: Echinoderm
Group relationships: Ophiurida, Subclass Ophiurida

Definition of Brittle star

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Brittle star

1. Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brittle Star

britska
britskas
britt
brittania
brittanias
brittle
brittle-star
brittle bladder fern
brittle bones
brittle bush
brittle diabetes
brittle fern
brittle hair syndrome
brittle maidenhair
brittle maidenhair fern
brittle star (current term)
brittle stars
brittle willow
brittlebush
brittlebushes
brittled
brittlegill
brittlegills
brittlely
brittleness
brittlenesses
brittler
brittles
brittlest
brittlestar

Literary usage of Brittle star

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jelly-fish, star-fish and sea-urchins: Being a Research on Primitive Nervous by George John Romanes (1898)
"When a Brittle-star is completely divided into two portions, ... An entire Brittle-star when placed on its back after division of its nerve-ring is not able ..."

2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"0. brachiata, the Long-Armed Brittle-Star. This also is a rare species. 0. Belli», Daisy Brittle-Star. It is not uncommon on many parts of our coast, ..."

3. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"In a sea urchin, a brittle star, or a feather star, this deposit is in the form of little plates, which build up a more or less rigid test; whereas in the ..."

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