snake tail

noun

Ophiopsammus maculata - a reddish-brown starfish with five smooth, rounded, jointed arms, each tapered towards the tip growing up to 300 mm across. Commonly found amongst seaweed from low-tide to about 20 m depth throughout New Zealand.

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Meanings

nounsnake tail (plural snake tails)

plural snake tails

  1. Ophiopsammus maculata - a reddish-brown starfish with five smooth, rounded, jointed arms, each tapered towards the tip growing up to 300 mm across. Commonly found amongst seaweed from low-tide to about 20 m depth throughout New Zealand.

Translations

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APA

snake tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20tail

MLA

“snake tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20tail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snake tail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snake%20tail.

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