sun star
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sun star
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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One specimen, an Antarctic sun star or Solaster regularis, had a smaller, partially digested starfish of the species Anasterias antarcticus in its mouth.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023
No sun, star or moon was ever seen, yet the little men did not seem to mind it and enjoyed themselves every day.
From Welsh Fairy Tales by Griffis, William Elliot
Many spent endless hours at the long-range telescanners watching the sun star Wolf 359, seeing it come closer and closer.
From The Space Pioneers by Glanzman, Louis
"Cadet Higgins," said Connel, "I thought I had requested a sight on the sun star Regulus at fifteen hundred hours!"
From Danger in Deep Space by Glanzman, Louis
He stared into the astrogation prism and sighted on the cold light of the sun star Wolf 359.
From The Space Pioneers by Glanzman, Louis
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