starfish
noun
star·fish
ˈstär-ˌfish 
: 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 (such as oysters)
called also sea star
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To set it up, insert the six sea animal toys (an octopus, crab, two whales, and two starfishes); fill the mat’s center with water; and inflate the rim.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
After starfish autotomize a limb, that limb eventually regenerates.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2024
The biology behind this phenomenon in starfish was largely unknown until now.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2024
When that was done, the scaffolds with the fungal mycelia and electrodes were shielded from vibrations and magnetic interference and installed in two robots: a walking one resembling a starfish, and a more standard four-wheeled rover.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
After starfish autotomize a limb, that limb eventually regenerates.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2024
The biology behind this phenomenon in starfish was largely unknown until now.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2024
When that was done, the scaffolds with the fungal mycelia and electrodes were shielded from vibrations and magnetic interference and installed in two robots: a walking one resembling a starfish, and a more standard four-wheeled rover.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2024
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starfish
noun
star·fish
ˈstär-ˌfish
: any of a class of echinoderms that have five arms arranged evenly around a central disk and feed largely on mollusks (as oysters)
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