STARFISH


Meaning of STARFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstär-ˌfish ]

noun

Date: 1538

: any of a class (Asteroidea) of echinoderms that have a body of usually five arms radially arranged about a central disk and feed largely on mollusks (as oysters) — called also sea star

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.