Pisaster
noun
Pi·sas·ter
pə̇ˈsastə(r)
: a genus of large shallow-water typically 5-rayed starfishes (family Asteriidae) including the common purple or orange starfish (P. ochraceus) of the Pacific coast of North America
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin piscis fish + New Latin -aster (star)
- in someone's good books
- in someone's good graces
- in someone's honor
- in someone's infinite wisdom
- in someone's keeping
- in someone's light
- in someone's line of sight
- in someone's memory
- in someone's midst
- in someone's name
- in someone's or something's clutches
- in someone's or something's wake
- in someone's pocket
- in someone's power
- in someone's presence
- in someone's reach
- in someone's stead
- in someone's wisdom
- in someone's/something's name
- in someone's/something's stead
- in something's name
- in something's or someone's defense
- in something's stead
- in spades
- in spate