Look up: Starfish

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   Starfish
   see 'asteroidea'
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   starfish
   Waters:Atlantic and Gulf coasts (most species); there is one Pacific species. Description (in water): A small fish (average 8 oz.; max. 10 inches long) with a round, flat body and forked tail. The deep blue back fades into a steely, silvery belly. Its scales are fine, almost nonexistent. Description (in market): Butterfish have dark, sweet, richly flavorful meat that's high in fat and tender in texture.
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   starfish
   [n] - echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
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   Starfish
   NATO designation for ship-launched anti-submarine missile [SU]
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   Starfish
   Star'fish noun 1. (Zoology) 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 ...
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   starfish
   1. <zoology> 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. ... The ophiuroids are also so ...
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   starfish
   sea star noun echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
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   Starfish
   `Starfish` or `sea stars` are any echinoderms belonging to the class `Asteroidea`. The names sea star and starfish are also (incorrectly) used for the closely related brittle stars, which make up the class Ophiuroidea. Starfish exhibit a superficially radial symmetry. They typically have five or more `arms` which radiate from an indistinct disk (pentaradial symmetry). However, the evolutionary ancestors of echinoderms are believed to have had bi...
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   Starfish
   • (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, a...
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    starfish
    any marine invertebrate of the class Asteroidea (phylum Echinodermata) having rays, or arms, surrounding an indistinct disk. They are not fishes.[10 related articles]
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    Starfish
    Two early United States Air Force and Atomic Energy Commission satellites designed to collect data on radiation resulting from nuclear explosions in the atmosphere and in space. The second in the series was lost when its launch vehicle was destroyed by the range safety officer. Both were launched by...
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    starfish
    starfish: see sea star.
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