sea star

American  

noun

1. starfish.

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Etymology

Origin of sea star

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

For example, they’ve witnessed people wading into the water in the tidepools, a sensitive habitat that’s home to a variety of sea life, including octopus, urchins, sea stars, crustaceans and small fish.

From Los Angeles Times

While sunflower stars have not recovered, adult ochre sea stars on rocky shores are growing in size and number to what was measured before the disease epidemic.

From Science Daily

When the disease first broke out in the Caribbean, “we were scratching our heads,” says Ian Hewson, an oceanographer at Cornell University who has studied diseases in sea stars and other marine animals.

From Science Magazine

The pandemic led to an estimated 90% decline in sunflower sea stars, which are now listed as critically endangered.

From Science Daily

A recently discovered fossil from Germany pushes the origin of cloning sea stars back more than 150 million years.

From New York Times