sea star

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See also: seastar and sea-star

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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”).

Noun[edit]

sea star (plural sea stars)

  1. A starfish (class Asteroidea).

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Translations[edit]

starfish — see starfish

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