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Ophiuroidea

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ophiuroidea'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/ophiuroidea.html. 1828.