"sea star" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sea stars [plural]
Etymology: From sea + star. Compare West Frisian seestjer (“sea star”), Dutch zeester (“sea star”), German Seestern (“sea star”), Danish søstjerne (“sea star”), Swedish sjöstjärna (“sea star”), Icelandic sjóstjarna (“sea star”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|sea|star}} sea + star, {{cog|fy|seestjer|t=sea star}} West Frisian seestjer (“sea star”), {{cog|nl|zeester|t=sea star}} Dutch zeester (“sea star”), {{cog|de|Seestern|t=sea star}} German Seestern (“sea star”), {{cog|da|søstjerne|t=sea star}} Danish søstjerne (“sea star”), {{cog|sv|sjöstjärna|t=sea star}} Swedish sjöstjärna (“sea star”), {{cog|is|sjóstjarna|t=sea star}} Icelandic sjóstjarna (“sea star”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea star (plural sea stars)
  1. A starfish (class Asteroidea). Categories (lifeform): Echinoderms Synonyms: starfish, asteroid Derived forms: sunflower sea star
    Sense id: en-sea_star-en-noun-gj3SRt-3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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