sea star

noun

1. starfish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea star¹

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

In a first, researchers have seen urchins attacking and eating predatory sea stars.

From Science News For Students

Likewise, sea stars can regrow a whole body from just one arm.

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When the rats were the top predator, there were no birds left to eat the isopods, sea stars, snails, and other invertebrates that normally thrive near the rocky shores of the island, explains Kurle.

From Popular-Science

In contrast, no sea star getting normal oxygen levels got sick.

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First, they thought the virus they found in sick sea stars in 2014 was to blame.

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The sea-star, cockles, and muscles, are the great enemies of the oyster.

From Project Gutenberg

To them this particular Mary is the estrella del mar (sea star), and she is the principal object of their devotion.

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Specimens of the deep-sea star-fish with its five arms of equal length were abundant.

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