sea star

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A starfish (class Asteroidea).

Word forms

sea star sea stars seastar

Etymology

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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