starfish
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈstɑrˌfɪʃ/
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estrella de mar
- While exploring the tide pools, I spotted a starfish with vibrant colors resting on the rocks.
- features of starfish
- types of starfish
But this is when they're like ancient relatives of starfish.
- But this is when they're like ancient relatives of starfish.
- Trees grow back branches, starfish grow back arms, and human beings heal internally too.
- One version of the story has the second man saying well and help that one as he tosses another starfish back into the ocean.
- Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea.
- If I ask you or the viewer why is it a starfish, what would you say?
- Damn, bro, dude, you know a starfish.
- They're not pointing out words like this like we would expect of an actual starfish.
- It's sort of like the giraffe in the Savannah or the, you know, starfish underwater who has found the perfect place to be for that environment.
Examples
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Then consider that the starfish ages and dies, with a lifespan of about eight years.
Academic text (2002) -
Anthony picked it up and noticed dozens of starfish lying placidly beneath the shallow water.
Fiction book (2001) -
Where did I put my starfish?
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"the girl picked up another starfish "and tossed it back into the ocean.
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And thousands and thousands of starfish were washed up on the shore.
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Next, children listened to the teacher read aloud pages one through three, which revealed where starfish live.
Academic text (2013) -
Ali was inspired by the starfish's unique capability to regenerate its damaged limbs.
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On our beach walk, we found a starfish that had five arms radiating from its central disk.
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A group of children gathered to observe a starfish as it slowly moved across the sand.
Synonyms
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3.4
A sea animal shaped like a star with five arms
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant with thick stems and large star-shaped flowers that smell bad and attract flies
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Starfish is simply made of star ('star') and fish ('fish') because this sea animal looks like a star and lives in the ocean. So, the name helps you remember its star-shaped body in the sea, even though it is not a true fish and is often called a 'sea star'.