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stellerid (gcide) | Starfish \Star"fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms
belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is
star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number
of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are
often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only
as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star,
five-finger, and stellerid.
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Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes.
See Brittle star, and Ophiuroidea.
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2. (Zool.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
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Stellerid (gcide) | Stellerid \Stel"ler*id\, n. [L. stella a star.] (Zool.)
A starfish.
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stellerid (gcide) | Starfish \Star"fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n.
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms
belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is
star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number
of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are
often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only
as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star,
five-finger, and stellerid.
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Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes.
See Brittle star, and Ophiuroidea.
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2. (Zool.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
[1913 Webster]Stellerid \Stel"ler*id\, n. [L. stella a star.] (Zool.)
A starfish.
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Stellerida (gcide) | Stellerida \Stel*ler"i*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
An extensive group of echinoderms, comprising the starfishes
and ophiurans.
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Stelleridan (gcide) | Stelleridan \Stel*ler"i*dan\, Stelleridean \Stel`ler*id"e*an\,
n. (Zool.)
A starfish, or brittle star.
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Stelleridean (gcide) | Stelleridan \Stel*ler"i*dan\, Stelleridean \Stel`ler*id"e*an\,
n. (Zool.)
A starfish, or brittle star.
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