ofiura

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin ophiurus (“brittle star”), from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) (referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star).

Noun

ofiura f (plural ofiure)

  1. brittlestar (of genus Ophiura)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ophiūra (“brittle star”), from Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) (referring to the serpent-like arms of the brittle star).

Noun

ofiura f (plural ofiuras)

  1. brittlestar
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