basket star

/ˌbæskət stɑr/
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Other forms: basket stars

Definitions of basket star
  1. noun
    any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
    synonyms: basket fish
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    types:
    Astrophyton muricatum
    a variety of basket star
    type of:
    echinoderm
    marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
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