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4 words match “ASTROPHYTON”

ASTROPHYTON n.
A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.
BASKET n.
outside of a stagecoach. [Eng.] Goldsmith. Basket fish (Zoöl.), an ophiuran of the genus Astrophyton, having the arms much branched. See Astrophyton. -- Basket hilt, a hilt with a covering wrought like basketwork to protect the hand. Hudibras. Hence, Baskethilted, a. -- Basket work, work consisting of plaited osiers…
EURYALIDA n.
A tribe of Ophiuroidea, including the genera Euryale, Astrophyton, etc. They generally have the arms branched. See Astrophyton.
NETFISH n.
An astrophyton.