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STARFISH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: starfishes   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk

Synonyms:

sea star; starfish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("starfish" is a kind of...):

echinoderm (marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies)

Holonyms ("starfish" is a member of...):

Asteroidea; class Asteroidea (sea stars)

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