starfish arm

Sea creature limb

A starfish arm is one of the radiating limbs extending from the central disc of a starfish, typically five in number.

Each arm contains extensions of the starfish's vital organs and can often regenerate if severed—in some species, a detached arm can grow into a complete new animal.

The starfish arm was still moving after it broke off.

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limb · tidepool · radial · appendage · grip · crawl · slow motion · orange · textured · five-pointed · severed · lost limb · regrow · marine · reach · sea creature · ossicle · flexible

Opposites
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Flexible grasping appendage

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regenerative capacity

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body plan structure

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Main stem or storage

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Family

starfish, arm, star, fish, stars, starred, starring, starry, stardom

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G