Meaning

2 senses

  1. A starfish (class Asteroidea).

  2. (obsolete)A star used for navigation or guidance at sea.

    1658: By the same number doth nature divide the circle of the Sea-Starre — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 188)

More definitions
  • echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I had no idea how interesting sea stars were.

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  2. On the rocks where the holdfasts secure kelp fronds to the bottom live many invertebrates including abalone, sea urchins and sea stars.

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Origin

From sea + star. Compare West Frisian seestjer (“sea star”), Dutch zeester (“sea star”), G

From sea + star. Compare West Frisian seestjer (“sea star”), Dutch zeester (“sea star”), German Seestern (“sea star”), Danish søstjerne (“sea star”), Swedish sjöstjärna (“sea star”), Icelandic sjóstjarna (“sea star”).

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Forms

plural: sea stars

Synonyms

2 synonyms
starfishasteroid
Close in meaning
  • echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk:starfish

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
scuttlescytheB2seaA1seabedseabirdseaboardseafoodA2
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