English Explanatory Dictionary

devil's fingers

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A starfish, especially Asterias rubens.
  2. The gills of various species of crabs.
  3. A fungus, Clathrus archeri, featuring pink or white 'arms' erupting from a white ball-like body, with a putrid odor.
  4. plural of devil's finger (“cephalopod of the order Belemnitida”)

Word forms

devil's fingers devil's finger

Synonyms

sea star dead men's fingers dead men octopus stinkhorn belemnite fingerstone
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