English Explanatory Dictionary

sea-star

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A star used for navigation or guidance at sea.

Word forms

sea-star sea-stars sea-starre

Etymology

From Middle English *sesterre, from Old English sǣsteorra (“a star which guides mariners at sea”), equivalent to sea + star.

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