sea star

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See also: seastar and sea-star

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Etymology

From sea +‎ star. Compare West Frisian seestjer (“sea star”), Dutch zeester (“sea star”), German Seestern (“sea star”), Danish søstjerne (“sea star”), Swedish sjöstjärna (“sea star”), Icelandic sjóstjarna (“sea star”).

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sea star (plural sea stars)

  1. A starfish (class Asteroidea).

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