sea star
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sea star
First recorded in 1560–70
Example Sentences
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And there's a deep-sea hermit crab, living not inside a shell, but a sea star the team can't immediately identify.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
A new study identifies the cause of sea star wasting disease, offering hope the animals can come back and perhaps even help West Coast kelp forests recover.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025
RangerBot can track down and kill a certain kind of sea star that is damaging coral reefs.
From NewsForKids.net • Apr. 3, 2024
Since 2019, the Birch Aquarium has been part of a wide network of aquariums and research centers focusing on sunflower sea star conservation, starting with efforts to breed healthy, genetically diverse sea stars in captivity.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024
A giant sea star crept over a crowd of clams.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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