sun star

American  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of sun star

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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

Tara," continued Strong, "is your destination—a planet like Earth in many respects, in orbit around the sun star Alpha Centauri.

From Danger in Deep Space by Glanzman, Louis

"Cadet Manning," shouted Sykes, "do you remember our conversation last night on the subject of circular motion of captive planets around a sun star?"

From The Space Pioneers by Glanzman, Louis

The angular altitude of the sun, star or planet does the same.

From Lectures in Navigation by Draper, Ernest Gallaudet

"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