basket star
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noun
any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, especially of the genus Gorgonocephalus, having long, slender, branching arms.
Nearby words
basket fern, basket fish, basket flower, basket hilt, basket maker, basket star, basket weave, basket-handle arch, basket-of-gold, basket-star, basketball
Origin of basket star
First recorded in 1920–25
Also called basket fish.
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Examples from the Web for basket-star
Very curious, too, is the basket-star, which at first sight does not look like a starfish at all.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore WoodThe basket-star catches its prey by means of these wonderful rays, which it wraps all round it in the form of a circular basket.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
British Dictionary definitions for basket-star
basket-star
noun
any of several echinoderms of the genus Gorgonocephalus, in which long slender arms radiate from a central disc: order Ophiuroidea (brittle-stars)
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