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basket star

noun

  1. any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, especially of the genus Gorgonocephalus, having long, slender, branching arms.

basket-star

noun

  1. any of several echinoderms of the genus Gorgonocephalus , in which long slender arms radiate from a central disc: order Ophiuroidea (brittle-stars)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of basket star1

First recorded in 1920–25
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This basket star—found in usual proximity to others—may be a new species.

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