Ophiuroidea

Oph i u roi de a |ˌäfēyo͝oroidēə, ˌōfē -ɑˌfijʊˈrɔɪdiə |Zoology a class of echinoderms that comprises the brittle stars. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), based on the genus name Ophiura, from Greek ophis ‘snake ’ + oura ‘tail. ’

Ophiuroidea

Ophiuroidea |ˌɒfɪ (j )ʊəˈrɔɪdɪə | ▶plural noun Zoology a class of echinoderms that comprises the brittlestars. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), based on the genus name Ophiura, from Greek ophis ‘snake ’ + oura ‘tail ’.