Definition of Euryalida

1. Noun. Basket stars.


Definition of Euryalida

1. n. pl. A tribe of Ophiuroidea, including the genera Euryale, Astrophyton, etc. They generally have the arms branched. See Astrophyton.

Medical Definition of Euryalida

1. A tribe of Ophiuroidea, including the genera Euryale, Astrophyton, etc. They generally have the arms branched. See Astrophyton. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Euryalida

europhile
europhiles
europhilia
europian
europium
europiums
europoan
euros
eurosid
eurosids
eurosids I
eurosids II
euroxenous parasite
eury-
euryale
euryalida (current term)
euryarchaeal
euryarchaeon
euryarchaeota
eurybath
eurybathic
eurybaths
eurycephalic
eurycerous
eurygnathic
eurygnathism
eurygnathous
euryokies
euryokous

Literary usage of Euryalida

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forms of Animal Life: A Manual of Comparative Anatomy : with Descriptions of by George Rolleston, William Hatchett Jackson (1888)
"In the euryalida plates are absent, and granulations cover the surface and frequently bear attached spines. It is the only group of Ophiuroidea in which ..."

2. The Nature of Animal Light by Edmund Newton Harvey (1920)
"euryalida Echinoidea (Sea urchins) Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers) Crinoidea (Feather-stara) X. Arthropoda. Crustacea (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, etc. ..."

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