starfish

noun

star·fish ˈstär-ˌfish

: any of a class (Asteroidea) of echinoderms that have a body of usually five arms radially arranged about a central disk and feed largely on mollusks (such as oysters)

called also sea star

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As her bravura book unfurls, its central narrative of a friendship between a white Londoner and a Bengali Muslim seems to divide and regenerate like starfish limbs; and so, in one stroke, a literary supernova was born. —

New York Times, 8 July 2024 Sea foam kisses a starfish on golden sand in a framed photograph. —

Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025 Most of the trees have ornaments made of shells, driftwood, even starfish. —

Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024 Highlights included the Positano bangles embellished with colored shells and starfish motifs and the Diana bracelets and hoops, whose charming torchon construction was further enhanced in the seasonal pink mother-of-pearl and offered as long necklace for the first time, too. —

Sandra Salibian, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starfish