Definition of starfish Starfish

/stɑˈɹfɪˌʃ/ - [starfish] - star•fish

We found 8 definitions of starfish from 5 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: starfishes

starfish - echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
  sea star
  echinoderm marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • 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.
  • starfish (n.)
    The dollar fish, or butterfish.

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  • starfish
    (Asteroidea) Animals belonging to the echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk.

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