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Definition of Ophiurans
1. ophiuran [n] - See also: ophiuran
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ophiurans
Literary usage of Ophiurans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Seaside Studies in Natural History by Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, Alexander Agassiz (1871)
"All ophiurans are difficult to find, from their exceeding shyness ; they hide
themselves in the darkest crevices, and though no eye- specks have yet been ..."
2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"... arms start off abruptly from its circumference. Locomotion is effected by
means of spines. Miiller and Troschel divide the ophiurans into two groups, ..."
3. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1875)
"Locomotion is effected by means of spines. Miiller and Troschel divide the
ophiurans into two groups, — Ophi- urre and ..."
4. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1869)
"... arms start off abruptly from its circumference. Locomotion is effected by
means of spines. Miiller and Troschel divide the ophiurans into two groups, ..."
5. Natural History of Animals: Containing Brief Descriptions of the Animals by Sanborn Tenney (1875)
"ophiurans, OB SERPENT-STARS. ... or ophiurans, are so called from the resemblance
of their long slender rays to a snake's tail. They are found on nearly all ..."
6. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1875)
"According to T. Ly- man, there are more than a dozen species of ophiurans on the
coast of the United States. ..."
7. Thayer Expedition by Charles Frederick Hartt (1870)
"Star-fishes, ophiurans, &c. — Resemblance between the Echinoderms of the Abrolhos
and West Indies. ..."
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