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Webster 1913 Edition

Ophiura

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Oˊphi-u′ra

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Noun.
[NL., from Gr.
ὄφισ
snake +
ὀυρά
a tail.]
(Zool.)
A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.

Definition 2024

Ophiura

Ophiura

Translingual

Ophiura ophiura

Proper noun

Ophiura f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiuridae – typical brittle stars..

Etymology

From New Latin ophiurus ‎(“brittle star”), from Ancient Greek ὄφις ‎(óphis, “serpent”) + οὐρά ‎(ourá, “tail”) (referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star).

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