starfish

[ stahr-fish ]

/ ˈstɑrˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) star·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) star·fish·es.

any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, having the body radially arranged, usually in the form of a star, with five or more rays or arms radiating from a central disk; asteroid.

Also called sea star.

Origin of starfish

First recorded in 1530–40; star + fish

Words nearby starfish

stare down, stare in the face, stare out, starets, star facet, starfish, starfished, starfish flower, starflower, star fruit, starfucker

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Example sentences from the Web for starfish

To prevent casualties, and also to provide more room, two Companies were pushed forward on the 28th to Starfish trench.
The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry|Unknown
A peculiar little creature, known as Tornaria, was once considered to be the larva of a starfish.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
The other arms then turn in a similar manner and the starfish is soon “right side up.”
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 1 [June 1902]|Various
Soon another little pushing in of the body takes place, and, lo, out of this grows the body of the starfish that is to be!
Chatterbox, 1906|Various

That is, if a starfish loses an arm (ray) through accident, a new ray will grow out to replace the old.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for starfish

starfish

/ (ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, such as Asterias rubens, typically having a flattened body covered with a flexible test and five arms radiating from a central disc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for starfish

starfish

[ stär′fĭsh′ ]

Any of various marine echinoderms of the class Asteroidea, having a star-shaped body usually with five arms. The arms have rows of little suckers on the undersides, called tube feet, with which the animal moves around and grasps prey. Many species extrude their stomach onto prey and digest it externally. Starfish can grow new arms if any are lost, and in one species, a whole individual can be regenerated from a single piece of arm. Starfish are related to sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

单词	starfish
释义	starfish [ stahr-fish ] / ˈstɑrˌfɪʃ / noun, plural (especially collectively) star·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) star·fish·es. any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, having the body radially arranged, usually in the form of a star, with five or more rays or arms radiating from a central disk; asteroid. Also called sea star. Origin of starfish First recorded in 1530–40; star + fish Words nearby starfish stare down, stare in the face, stare out, starets, star facet, starfish, starfished, starfish flower, starflower, star fruit, starfucker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for starfish To prevent casualties, and also to provide more room, two Companies were pushed forward on the 28th to Starfish trench. The Story of the 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry\|Unknown A peculiar little creature, known as Tornaria, was once considered to be the larva of a starfish. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan The other arms then turn in a similar manner and the starfish is soon “right side up.” Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 1 [June 1902]\|Various Soon another little pushing in of the body takes place, and, lo, out of this grows the body of the starfish that is to be! Chatterbox, 1906\|Various That is, if a starfish loses an arm (ray) through accident, a new ray will grow out to replace the old. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg British Dictionary definitions for starfish starfish / (ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishes any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, such as Asterias rubens, typically having a flattened body covered with a flexible test and five arms radiating from a central disc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for starfish starfish [ stär′fĭsh′ ] Any of various marine echinoderms of the class Asteroidea, having a star-shaped body usually with five arms. The arms have rows of little suckers on the undersides, called tube feet, with which the animal moves around and grasps prey. Many species extrude their stomach onto prey and digest it externally. Starfish can grow new arms if any are lost, and in one species, a whole individual can be regenerated from a single piece of arm. Starfish are related to sea urchins and sea cucumbers. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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