starfish
noun
any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, having the body radially arranged, usually in the form of a star, with five or more rays or arms radiating from a central disk; asteroid.
starfishes
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pluralof starfish.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Near the edges of the colony, many unused or abandoned nests cradled several icefish carcasses, many with starfishes and octopuses feasting on their eyes and soft parts.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
Ezio just starfishes his way through this one, and that’s so boring.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2016
The work of about 60 artists, they include a stuffed Pomeranian, a Gila monster and six-pointed starfishes, and oddities like nails from the coffin of Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2014
There were starfishes and mermaids all around me.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
Bivalve and univalve mollusca seem to be rare at the greatest depths; but starfishes, sea urchins and other echinoderms, zoophytes, sponges, and protozoa abound.
From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
