| brittle star | (n) an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc, Syn. serpent star, brittle-star |
| Brittle star | (Zool.) Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 蜘蛛海星;蜘蛛人手 | [くもひとで;クモヒトデ, kumohitode ; kumohitode] (n) (1) (uk) brittle star (any starfish-like echinoderm of the order Ophiuroidea); brittlestar; (2) Ophioplocus japonicus (species of brittlestar) [Add to Longdo] |
| Schlangenstern { m } (Ophidiasteridae) [ zool. ] | brittle star [Add to Longdo] |