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star·fish  (stärfsh)

n. pl. starfish or star·fish·es

Any of various marine echinoderms of the class Asteroidea, characteristically having a thick, often spiny body with five arms extending from a central disk. Also called asteroid, sea star.

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starfish [ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ]

n pl -fish, -fishes

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, such as Asterias rubens, typically having a flattened body covered with a flexible test and five arms radiating from a central disc

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starfish  (stärfsh)

Any of various marine echinoderms of the class Asteroidea, having a star-shaped body usually with five arms. The arms have rows of little suckers on the undersides, called tube feet, with which the animal moves around and grasps prey. Many species extrude their stomach onto prey and digest it externally. Starfish can grow new arms if any are lost, and in one species, a whole individual can be regenerated from a single piece of arm. Starfish are related to sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

Thesaurus

Noun

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starfish - echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk sea star echinoderm - marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies Asteroidea, class Asteroidea - sea stars

Translations

starfish [ˈstɑːfɪʃ] N (starfish (starfishes (pl))) → estrella f de mar

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starfish [ˈstɑː^rfɪʃ] n → étoile f de mer
star-gazer stargazer [ˈstɑː^rgeɪzə^r] n (= astronomer, astrologer) → astronome mf
star-gazing stargazing [ˈstɑː^rgeɪzɪŋ] n (= astronomy, astrology) → astronomie f

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starfish [ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ] n → stella di mare

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starfish [ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ] n → stella di mare

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starfish star