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basket star
any of a family (Gorgonocephalidae) of brittle stars with many tangled, rootlike arms
also called basket fish
See basket star in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of various marine organisms of the class Ophiuroidea, related to the starfishes and having slender, branching, interlaced arms. Also called basket fish.
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