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Sea star   /si stɑr/   Listen
Sea star

noun
1.
Echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk.  Synonym: starfish.






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"Sea star" Quotes from Famous Books



... quickly than animal life. We know that moving creatures can still be encountered where water plants no longer grow. We know that oysters and pilgrim scallops live in 2,000 meters of water, and that Admiral McClintock, England's hero of the polar seas, pulled in a live sea star from a depth of 2,500 meters. We know that the crew of the Royal Navy's Bulldog fished up a starfish from 2,620 fathoms, hence from a depth of more than one vertical league. Would you still say, Captain Nemo, that we ...
— 20000 Leagues Under the Seas • Jules Verne



Words linked to "Sea star" :   class Asteroidea, echinoderm, Asteroidea



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