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Definition of "brittle star" []
- Any of various marine organisms of the class Ophiuroidea, related to and resembling the starfish but having long slender arms. Also called ophiuroid. (noun)
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Use "brittle star" in a sentence
- "The brittle star discards its limbs, or the best part of them, in the meekest manner possible."
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