equinodermo

Definitions of equinodermo
  1. noun
    marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
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    estrella de mar, estrellamar
    echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
    equino, erizo de mar
    shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
    crinoideo
    primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk
    cohombro de mar, holoturia
    echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders
    comátula, lirio de mar
    crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface
    type of:
    invertebrado
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
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