basket star

noun

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

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Also called basket fish.

Origin of basket star

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby basket star

basket fern, basket fish, basket flower, basket hilt, basket maker, basket star, basket weave, basket-handle arch, basket-of-gold, basket-star, basketball

Example sentences 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 Wood
The 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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