starfish
Five-armed crawler
A starfish is a sea creature with a central disk and radiating arms, typically five, giving it a star shape.
Also called sea star.
Starfish move slowly across ocean floors, feed on mollusks, and can regenerate lost limbs.
The word sometimes describes a person lying spread-eagled: She starfished across the bed.
Marine star-shaped class
- echinodermSpiny-skinned marine invertebrate
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- tube feetHydraulic locomotion appendages
- ossiclesMinute skeletal structures
pyloric caeca · arm · eyespot · spines
Organism that consumes others
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- bivalveTwo-shelled mollusk
scavenger · keystone species · crown-of-thorns · coral reef · prey · feeding · marine ecosystem · sea urchin
Coastal rock hollow holding seawater
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- rocky shoreCoastline of boulders
- seafloorOcean's solid base
intertidal · subtidal · kelp forest · sandy bottom · marine · saltwater · Pacific · Atlantic
Massive saltwater body
- beachSandy waterside margin
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- seasideCoastal recreational area
- maritimeOf the sea
seashell · tropical · mermaid · marine life · aquarium · tide · shoreline · summer
Growing back again
- healingRestoration of health
- tissue repairBiological wound healing process
- cellularComposed of small units
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
survival · adaptation · wound healing · recovery · plasticity · morphogenesis · proliferation
Asteroidea
Marine star-shaped class
- echinodermSpiny-skinned marine invertebrate
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- tube feetHydraulic locomotion appendages
ossicles · pyloric caeca · arm · eyespot · spines
predator
Organism that consumes others
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
bivalve · scavenger · keystone species · crown-of-thorns · coral reef · prey · feeding · marine ecosystem · sea urchin · sea cucumber
tidepool
Coastal rock hollow holding seawater
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- coralMarine skeletal formation
- rocky shoreCoastline of boulders
seafloor · intertidal · subtidal · kelp forest · sandy bottom · marine · saltwater · Pacific · Atlantic · Indo-Pacific
ocean
Massive saltwater body
maritime · seashell · tropical · mermaid · marine life · aquarium · tide · shoreline · summer · vacation
regrowth
Growing back again
- healingRestoration of health
- tissue repairBiological wound healing process
- cellularComposed of small units
resilience · survival · adaptation · wound healing · recovery · plasticity · morphogenesis · proliferation
- Blue Planetocean, sea, water, Pacific, Atlantic
- marine lifeshark, sea turtles, manatees, whale, dolphins
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- ocean thingsocean, wave, dolphin, whale, shell
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- underwaterunderwater, submerged, immersed, sea bed, seabed
starfishoctopus
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
squid · jellyfish · sea slug · nudibranch · sea cucumber