Meaning Of The Word Basket-star

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basket star in American English
noun: any echinoderm of the class Ophiuroidea, esp. of the genus Gorgonocephalus, having long, slender, branching arms

basket-star in British English
any of a family (Gorgonocephalidae) of brittle stars with many tangled, rootlike arms
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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