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Definition of starfish

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Starfish (n.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid..

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Interradial :: Interradial (a.) Between the radii, or rays; -- in zoology, said of certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a starfish..

Stelliferous :: Stelleridean (n.) A starfish, or brittle star..

Starfish :: Starfish (n.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid..

Ophiura :: Ophiura (n.) A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.

Tangle :: Tangle (v.) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea..

Papula :: Papula (n.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.

Stellerida :: Stellerid (n.) A starfish.

Typhlosole :: Typhlosole (n.) A fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals..

Paramere :: Paramere (n.) One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, as a starfish..

Ray :: Ray (n.) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran..

Crossfish :: Crossfish (n.) A starfish.

Five-finger :: Five-finger (n.) A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens..

Ossicle :: Ossicle (n.) One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes..

Tooth :: Tooth (n.) Any hard calcareous or chitinous organ found in the mouth of various invertebrates and used in feeding or procuring food; as, the teeth of a mollusk or a starfish..

Sea Star :: Sea star () A starfish, or brittle star..

Bipinnaria :: Bipinnaria (n.) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.

But-thorn :: But-thorn (n.) The common European starfish (Asterias rubens).

Sea Pincushion :: Sea pincushion () A pentagonal starfish.

Brittle Star :: Brittle star () Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea.

Stargaser :: Starfish (n.) The dollar fish, or butterfish..