sea star

See also: seastar and sea-star

English

sea star

Alternative forms

• sea-star, 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”).

Noun

sea star (plural sea stars)

2. A starfish (class Asteroidea).

   Synonyms: starfish, asteroid

3. (obsolete) A star used for navigation or guidance at sea.
   • 1658: By the same number doth nature divide the circle of the Sea-Starre — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 188)

Derived terms

• sunflower sea star

Related terms

• Star of the Sea

Translations

starfish — see starfish

References

• “sea star”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• sea star on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ae stars, sea rats, searats, tessara-