starfish

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1. starfish - Noun

2. starfish - Verb

Meaning

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 stellerid.

The dollar fish, or butterfish.

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What do you think? I'm not a starfish or a pepper tree. I'm a living, breathing human being. Of course I've been in love. Haruki Murakami

Are there any mythical beasts which aren't simple pastiches of nature? Centaurs, minotaurs, unicorns, griffons, chimeras, sphinxes, manticores, and the like don't speak well for the human imagination. None is as novel as a kangaroo or starfish. William Poundstone

But it is just two lovers, holding hands and in a hurry to reach their car, their locked hands a starfish leaping through the dark. John Updike

Alongside his best friend Patrick, a starfish, Mr. Crabs, a crab, and his neighbor/co-worker, Squidward, a cephalopod, Spongebob goes on daily adventures and gets stuck in many humorous situations. Source: Internet

And the starfish represents decentralized organisms because if you cut off an arm, you just get another starfish. Source: Internet

As the adductor muscle of the shellfish relaxes, more stomach is inserted and when digestion is complete, the stomach is returned to its usual position in the starfish with its now liquefied bivalve meal inside it. Source: Internet

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