SEA STAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sea star mean? 

• SEA STAR (noun)
  The noun SEA STAR has 1 sense:

1. echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk

  Familiarity information: SEA STAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEA STAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

sea star; starfish

Hypernyms ("sea star" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("sea star" is a member of...):

Asteroidea; class Asteroidea (sea stars)

 Context examples 

Indeed, it turned out that these invertebrates, especially lobsters and sea stars, are an important part of the nitrogen cycle in coastal ecosystems.

(In search of an undersea kelp forest's missing nitrogen, National Science Foundation)