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star•fish
Pronunciation: (stär'fish"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.
any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, having the body radially arranged, usually in the form of a star, with five or more rays or arms radiating from a central disk; asteroid.
Also called sea star. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.