ophiure
Meaning
Noun
- Any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea
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Origin
- From Translingual genus name Ophiura (originally species name in Linnaeus), from New Latin ophiurus ("brittle star"), from Ancient Greek ὄφις ("serpent") + οὐρά (referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star). This English form by conflation with suffix -ure.
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