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basket star

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any brittle star with many-branched arms, that live in deep-sea habitats, principally in family Gorgonocephalidae, of order Euryalida or of suborder Euryalina in order Phrynophiurida.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: basket fish

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: echinoderm

Narrower terms: Astrophyton muricatum

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