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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Photos posted to his Instagram account at the time show Kennedy visiting churches, playing on the beach with a group of kids, and catching starfish in the ocean.
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The national seashore is made up of a series of parks, beaches, and islands, split between Florida and Mississippi, and all surrounded by clear, aqua-blue waters that are home to gopher tortoises, bottlenose dolphins, starfish, crabs…and the 300 species of birds that migrate through the area.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
Much about the couple’s trip wasn’t made public, except for photos Kennedy posted to his Instagram account showing him visiting churches, playing on the beach and catching starfish.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Leadership Lessons from the Sea Star Sea stars, also known as starfish, play a surprising yet critical role in their ecosystems.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The national seashore is made up of a series of parks, beaches, and islands, split between Florida and Mississippi, and all surrounded by clear, aqua-blue waters that are home to gopher tortoises, bottlenose dolphins, starfish, crabs…and the 300 species of birds that migrate through the area.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
Much about the couple’s trip wasn’t made public, except for photos Kennedy posted to his Instagram account showing him visiting churches, playing on the beach and catching starfish.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Leadership Lessons from the Sea Star Sea stars, also known as starfish, play a surprising yet critical role in their ecosystems.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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starfish
noun
star·fish
ˈstär-ˌfish
: any of a class of echinoderms that have five arms arranged evenly around a central disk and feed largely on mollusks (as oysters)
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