noun · Animals

starfish

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The meaning (definition) of the word starfish

a sea animal shaped like a star with five arms

The word starfish used in a sentence

I found a purple starfish on the beach during our swim.

The plural of the word starfish

starfish

How the word starfish is said around the world

Frenchétoile de mer (aytwahl duh mer)
Spanishestrella de mar (aystraylyah thay mahr)
Mandarin海星 (hǎi xīng)
Hindiस्टारफिश (stahrpish)
Arabicنجم البحر (nahjm ahlbahr)
Russianморская звезда (morskaia zvezda)
Portuguese (EU)estrela-do-mar (shtrayluhduumahr)
Portuguese (BR)estrela-do-mar (aystrayladuumahr)
Japaneseヒトデ (hitode)
GermanSeestern (zaysturn)
Urduستارہ مچھلی (sitahrah mukylee)
Punjabiਸਟਾਰਫਿਸ਼ (suhtahruhpish)
Korean불가사리 (bulgasari)
Hebrewכּוֹכַב יָם (kohkhahv yahm)
Greekαστερίας (asterias)
Dutchzeester (zayster)
Tagalogisdang-bituin (eesdahngbeetooeen)
Vietnamesesao biển (sow beeen)
Turkishdenizyıldızı (daynizyulduzu)
Persianستاره دریایی (saytahray dahreey)
Polishrozgwiazda (rawzgvyahzdah)
Ukrainianморська зірка (morska zirka)
Bengaliতারামাছ (tahrahmahch)
Swedishsjöstjärna (skherskhuhrnah)
Italianstella marina (stayllah mahreenah)

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