sea-star
Radial ocean crawler
A sea-star is a starfish—a marine animal with arms radiating from a central disc, typically five but sometimes more.
Marine biologists prefer sea-star because the animal isn't actually a fish.
We found a sea-star in the tide pool.
Containingite calcium carbonate chalk
- endoskeletonBody's inner framework
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- coelomMesoderm-lined internal space
- armsUpper body limbs
Sand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- preyAnimal being hunted
- feedingGiving food to
- scavengeGather from waste
gastropod · bivalve · barnacle · coral · sponge · carrion · snail
Restore to wellness
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- cellularComposed of small units
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
repair · self-amputation · clone · asexual · fission · morphogenesis · resilience · regrow
Shell-armored marine clingers
- anemonesFlowers or marine polyps
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
- limpetsRock-gripping sea snails
- periwinklesSmall marine gastropods
rockweed · urchins · chitons · algae · crevice · exposed · clinging · desiccation
calcareous
Containingite calcium carbonate chalk
- endoskeletonBody's inner framework
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
- coelomMesoderm-lined internal space
clam
Sand-dwelling hinged shellfish
scavenge · gastropod · bivalve · barnacle · coral · sponge · carrion · snail
heal
Restore to wellness
recovery · repair · self-amputation · clone · asexual · fission · morphogenesis · resilience · regrow · regenerate
barnacles
Shell-armored marine clingers
periwinkles · rockweed · urchins · chitons · algae · crevice · exposed · clinging · desiccation · intertidal
reef
Underwater rock or coral formation
tropical · temperate · Pacific · Atlantic · Indo-Pacific · benthic · substrate · sandy · rocky · Caribbean
crown-of-thorns
Spiked circlet of suffering
sea-startuna
Large edible ocean fish
marlin · flying fish · manta ray · blue whale · dolphin
star, sea, seashore, starlight, seawater, asteroid, starfish, Asteroidea, starfishes