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Examples of sea star in a Sentence
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Also called sea stars, starfish are actually not really fish at all.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
Roughly 45 minutes of swimming among coral, fish and blue sea stars passed in what felt like 10.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
Monterey is famous for its kelp forests and the unique marine life that thrives in that ecosystem, like sea otters, spider crabs, nudibranchs, massive sea stars, and sea lions.
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Outside Online, 24 July 2024
About a decade ago, the still-mysterious sea star wasting disease (SSW) had devastating impacts on sea star populations along the West Coast of North America.
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Jennifer Adler, Vox, 7 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1569, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
sea star
noun
: starfish
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