basket star

noun

: any of various brittle stars with slender complexly branched interlacing arms

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Recent Examples on the Web There's no escape from a basket star. —

Discover Magazine, 7 July 2010

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circa 1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of basket star was circa 1902

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“Basket star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basket%20star. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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