Definition of Starfish

1. Noun. Echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk.

Exact synonyms: Sea Star
Generic synonyms: Echinoderm
Group relationships: Asteroidea, Class Asteroidea

Definition of Starfish

1. 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.

Definition of Starfish

1. Noun. Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach. ¹

2. Noun. (vulgar slang usually in translations of Japanese pornography) an anus. See also chocolate starfish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Starfish

1. a star-shaped marine animal [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Starfish

staredowns
staree
starees
starer
starers
stares
stares down
starets
staretses
staretz
staretzes
starey
starfaring
starfield
starfields
starfish flower
starfishes
starfishlike
starflower
starflowers
starforming
starfruit
starfruits
stargate
stargates
stargaze

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