sun star


noun
  1. any starfish of the genus Solaster, inhabiting cold and temperate waters off both U.S. coasts.

Origin of sun star

1
First recorded in 1835–45

Words Nearby sun star

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How to use sun star in a sentence

  • Many spent endless hours at the long-range telescanners watching the sun star Wolf 359, seeing it come closer and closer.

    The Space Pioneers | Carey Rockwell
  • He stared into the astrogation prism and sighted on the cold light of the sun star Wolf 359.

    The Space Pioneers | Carey Rockwell
  • There is a central sun-star, around which many of the others revolve.

    The Girl in the Golden Atom | Raymond King Cummings

British Dictionary definitions for sunstar

sunstar

/ (ˈsʌnˌstɑː) /


noun
  1. any starfish of the genus Solaster, having up to 13 arms radiating from a central disc

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