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Starfish

/ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/

Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

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📖 Definitions of "Starfish"

noun

1
Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.
2
Any many-armed or tentacled sea invertebrate, whether cnidarian, echinoderm, or cephalopod.
3
A woman who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lays on her back while spreading her limbs.
4
(usually in translations of Japanese pornography) The anus.

verb

1
To assume a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish.
2
To form into a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish.

🔄 Synonyms of "Starfish"

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Word	Definition
sea starnoun	A starfish (class Asteroidea).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Starfish"

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Word	Definition
sea starnoun	A starfish (class Asteroidea).
seanoun	The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.
seagoing	Made for, fit for sailing on, or used on the high seas.
asteriasnoun	A sea star.
rubensnoun	A surname
thornsnoun	(botany) A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
asteroideannoun	Any starfish of the class Asteroidea
brittle starnoun	Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
echinasteridnoun	(zoology) Any starfish in the family Echinasteridae.
archasteridnoun	(zoology) Any starfish in the family Archasteridae.
oreasteridnoun	(zoology) Any starfish in the family Oreasteridae.
asterozoannoun	Any animal in the echinoderm subphylum Asterozoa, which includes the brittle stars, basket stars and starfish
sun starnoun	Any of various starfishes belonging to Solaster, Crossaster, and allied genera, having numerous rays.
bat starnoun	A species of starfish, Patiria miniata, characterised by webbing between its arms.
basket starnoun	Any brittle star with many-branched arms, that live in deep-sea habitats, principally in family Gorgonocephalidae, of order Euryalida or of suborder Euryalina in order Phrynophiurida.
brachiopodnoun	Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brittlestarnoun	Alternative spelling of brittle star. [Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.]
seastarnoun	Alternative spelling of sea star. [A starfish (class Asteroidea).]
pterasteridnoun	Any sea star of the family Pterasteridae
asterinidnoun	(zoology) Any in the family Asterinidae of sea stars.