Complete Definition of "starfish"

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Etymology
star + fish

Pronunciation
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Noun
en-noun|starfish

  1. Any of various echinoderms with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.
  2. vulgar|slang|usually in translations of Japanese pornography an anus

Usage notes
A starfish is not a type of fish.

Synonyms
sense|various echinoderms seastar

Translations
trans-top|various echinoderms
Bosnian: t-|bs|morska zvijezda|f
Chinese: 海�
Dutch: t|nl|zeester|f
Faroese: t-|fo|krossfiskur|xs=Faroese
French: t+|fr|étoile de mer|f
Finnish: t-|fi|meritähti
German: t+|de|Seestern|m
Greek: t|el|α��ε�ία�|m|trasterías|scGrek
Icelandic: t+|is|sæstjarna|f, t+|is|krossfiskur|f
Japanese: t-|ja|���|trhitode|scJpan
Korean: t-|ko|���리|trbulgasari|scHang
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|rozgwiazda|f
Portuguese: estrela-do-mar f
Russian: мо��ка� звезда f
Serbian:

Spanish: t-|es|estrella de mar|f
Swedish: t|sv|sjöstjärna|c
trans-bottom

Category:Animals
Category:English misnomers
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

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