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Examples of sea star in a Sentence
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The disease, known as sea star wasting syndrome, decimated 95% of the creature’s population in 2013, leading to the sea star’s designation as a critically endangered species, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024
Deep coral reefs provide habitat for sharks, swordfish, sea stars, octopus, shrimp and many other kinds of fish, the scientists said.
—Christina Larson, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024
Ruby-red sea stars were plastered on the rocks, and hermit crabs scampered across driftwood.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
Advertisement For nearly a decade, a mysterious sea star wasting disease has swept across the West Coast, causing a mass die-off of sea stars, particularly in warming waters, according to researchers.
—Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
The decline is not only a disaster for the sea stars.
—Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
Most closely related to sea urchins, sea stars (aka starfish), sea lilies, and sand dollars, these bottom-dwellers range from as small as one inch long up to six feet.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Nov. 2023
This group includes echinoderms like sea star and bilateral animals including vertebrates.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2023
In particular, starfish, also called sea stars, have fivefold radial symmetry, so the animal can be divided into five identical segments.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1569, in the meaning defined above
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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
sea star
noun
: starfish
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