Definition of Ophiuroida. Meaning of Ophiuroida. Synonyms of Ophiuroida

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Definition of Ophiuroida

Ophiuroida
Ophiurioidea O`phi*u`ri*oi"de*a, Ophiuroidea O`phi*u*roi"de*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? serpent + ? tail + ? form.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body, with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath and are often very fragile; -- called also Ophiuroida and Ophiuridea. See Illust. under Brittle star.

Meaning of Ophiuroida from wikipedia

- ophiuroids, the vertebrae are linked by well-structured longitudinal muscles. Ophiuroida moves horizontally, and Euryalina species moves vertically. The latter...