sea star

noun

Examples of sea star in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ten years ago, the sunflower sea star population collapsed. Jennifer Adler, Vox, 7 July 2024 Beyond just sea stars, the findings may help scientists understand how new animal shapes and structures evolve in other branches of the tree of life, Oliveri says. Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2023 Electric blues, reds and purples of prickly urchins, sea stars and an anemones. Outside Online, 26 June 2024 Sitting in the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, samples of sea stars that once littered the ocean floor remain untouched for decades, becoming brittle and hard. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sea star 

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Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sea star was in 1569

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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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