ophiuran

English

Adjective

ophiuran (comparative more ophiuran, superlative most ophiuran)

(zoology, dated) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
Synonym: ophiuroidean

Noun

ophiuran (plural ophiurans)

(zoology, dated) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
Synonym: ophiuroidean

References

“ophiuran”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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