ˈcross-fish [cross- 3 b.] A starfish of the genus Uraster; the common 5-fingered star-fish. 1805Forsyth Beauties Scotl. I. 459 The corse fish prey on oysters, and likewise on muscles.1862Ansted Channel Isl. ii. ix. (ed. 2) 237 The cross-fish..the cribella, the sun⁓stars..are all represented.