brittle star
Definitions
Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
Equivalents
11 more languages
Češtinahadice
Suomikäärmetähti
Galegobruxa
Italianostella serpentina
한국어거미불가사리
Nederlandsslangster
Polskiwężowidło
Portuguêsofiuroide
Русскийофиу́ра
Svenskaormstjärna
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 underwater ‘city’, 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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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