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Meanings of star fish in English

Russian
asteroidea
Portuguese
asteroidea
Spanish
estella de mar
Catalan
asteroidea
Wikidata

Class of echinoderms, marine animal.

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        Examples for "asteroidia"
        Examples for "asteroidia"
        1
        Cleaved along a plane, it reveals a well-preserved fossil of what appears to be a starfish of class Asteroidea.
        The Fuller Memorandum
        1
        I took only the choicest flowers: irises as purple as deep summer's night, and hibiscus with petals like bloodred stars.
        Nefertiti
        2
        True Blood star Evan Rachel Wood, who was to play love interest Mary-Jane Watson, left after the March 2010 opening was bumped.
        The Guardian
        1
        But one group of deuterostomes, the sea stars, now lack the organ.
        BBC
        2
        There were no sea stars.
        The wandering fire
        3
        They plunged past massive, lurking menaces in the lower depths where the sea stars were dim and colors lost.
        The wandering fire
        4
        The pillars of the Busselton Jetty attract all types of sea life like sea stars, schools of fish, and seaweed.
        News.com.au
        5
        But I owe you, brother-thesea stars are shining in a certain place again because you bound me to your aid.
        The darkest road
        1
        Other characters include his best friend Patrick the sea star, their octopus neighbor Squidward and Sandy the squirrel.
        Reuters
        2
        The sea star condition was first noticed by Laura James, a diver and underwater videographer based in Seattle.
        Wired
        3
        Photo: Joe Dodgshun, Otago Daily Times Two-spot demoiselles pass above an encrusted rock and a crown of thorns sea star.
        Radio NZ
        4
        Then he would duck for a moment, to reappear with a snake's tooth, a sea star, or the skeleton of a fish.
        The Underdogs: A Novel of the Mexican Revolution
        5
        To our knowledge, the present report represents the first comprehensive list of sea star coelomocyte proteins, constituting an important database to validate many echinoderm-predicted proteins.
        Pubmed
        Usage of star fish in English
        1
        The star fish set out one day, about five hundred years ago, to visit some of these mountains of the sea.
        The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children
        2
        Then they walked along the beach, seeing several large star fish, and some big horse-shoe crabs that had been stranded by the tide.
        Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the...
        3
        On the platform they recognized among the passengers their little friend, the Star Fish.
        The Iceberg Express
        4
        "I want redress," cried the Star Fish in a queer little gurgle.
        The Iceberg Express
        5
        After the Star Fish and his little friend had swum away, Mary Louise spied a boat drifting toward them.
        The Iceberg Express
        6
        Just as his impatience was nearly exhausted, a court page appeared escorting a Polar Bear and a Star Fish.
        The Iceberg Express
        7
        "Your Highness," interposed the Star Fish, "my condition is quite serious.
        The Iceberg Express
        8
        The eye-spots of star fishes and jelly fishes simply distinguish light from darkness, much as we do with our eyes closed.
        The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 / Devoted To...
        9
        The visitors bowed respectfully to the King, and the little Star Fish winked one of his five small eyes at the Princess.
        The Iceberg Express
        10
        "I never thought we'd get here so soon," said the little Star Fish at last.
        The Iceberg Express
        11
        "Your Royal Highness," interrupted the Star Fish, "I wish to state that I took this little trip for my health.
        The Iceberg Express
        12
        "I have suffered internal injuries," said the Polar Bear, speaking up quickly, encouraged by the independent manner of the Star Fish.
        The Iceberg Express
        13
        "One of my five fingers has been badly bruised," continued the Star Fish, "for which reason I shall sue for damages."
        The Iceberg Express