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Meaning of brittle star | Babel Free

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

Čeština hadice
Deutsch Schlangenstern
Español ofiura ofiuroideo
Français ophiure
한국어 거미불가사리
Nederlands slangster
Polski wężowidło
Português ofiuroide
Русский офиу́ра
Svenska ormstjärna

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.

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