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brittle star

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.

Equivalents

Françaisophiure
11 more languages
Češtinahadice
Galegobruxa
Nederlandsslangster
Portuguêsofiuroide
Русскийофиу́ра

Examples

Recently, explorers discovered a seamount near Antarctica covered in tens of millions of brittle stars packed ray tip to ray tip, in a massive underwatercity’, alongside other strange species such as giant bubble gum coral.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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