starfish
noun
star·fish
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Definition of starfish
: any of a class (Asteroidea) of echinoderms that have a body of usually five arms radially arranged about a central disk and feed largely on mollusks (such as oysters)
— called also sea star
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Go tidepooling along the rocky shoreline to scout for octopus dens, starfish, and sea urchins, and scan the coast for bald eagles perched amid the treetops. — National Geographic, "Alaska Expedition: Wildlife, Fjords, and Glaciers," 10 Sep. 2019 So, a starfish and a person, for example, are both at the forefront of the evolution of their particular building plans. — Quentin Wheeler, Quartz, "That popular monkey-to-man chart gets evolution all wrong," 4 Sep. 2019 So, a starfish and a person, for example, are both at the forefront of the evolution of their particular building plans. — Antonio G. Valdecasas, The Conversation, "Evolution doesn’t proceed in a straight line – so why draw it that way?," 3 Sep. 2019 Fish, octopuses, squid, eels, dolphins, and whales swim the open waters while crabs, octopuses, starfish, oysters, and snails crawl and scoot along the ocean bottom. — Paul Chesley, National Geographic, "Our oceans are under attack by climate change, overfishing," 21 Mar. 2019 At Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, kids can see real, grown sharks in a 110,000-gallon habitat, as well as rays, otters, seals, jellyfish, octopi, sea turtles, eels, lobsters, crabs, starfish and other creatures that live in and around the ocean. — Susan Dunne, courant.com, "Sharks! on exhibit through summer at the Bruce," 3 July 2019 Below are containers for compost, soil, plants, rocks, starfish and safety goggles. — Quanta Magazine, "The Art of Teaching Math and Science," 16 June 2019 The event, included in regular admission, will use games and challenges to educate visitors about crabs, seahorses, octopuses, starfish and sharks. — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Sea Life Orlando: Aquarium touts its ‘Underwater Superheroes’," 9 July 2019 Jaros, who curates the exhibits of creatures including the starfish, hopes this level of attention raises awareness for and interest in sea creatures. — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, "'People Just See What They Want to See.' Why That Starfish's Physique You're Seeing Everywhere Can Totally Be Explained By an Expert," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'starfish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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starfish
noun
English Language Learners Definition of starfish
: a sea animal that has five arms and that looks like a star
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starfish
noun
star·fish
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Kids Definition of starfish
: a sea animal that usually has five arms that spread out from a central disk and feeds mostly on mollusks
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