Usually means: Star-shaped echinoderm with flexible arms.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word brittle star:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. brittle star: Merriam-Webster
  2. brittle star: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. brittle-star, brittle-star: Collins English Dictionary
  4. brittle-star, brittle star: Vocabulary.com
  5. brittle star: Wordnik
  6. brittle star: Wiktionary
  7. brittle star: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Brittle star, brittle-star, brittle star: Dictionary.com
  9. Brittle-star, Brittle star: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Brittle star: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. brittle-star, brittle star: Rhymezone
  12. Brittle star: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. brittle-star, brittle star: FreeDictionary.org
  14. brittle-star, brittle star: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. brittle-star, brittle star: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. brittle-star, brittle star: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (brittle star)

noun:  Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.

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