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
| French | étoile de mer (ayt-WAHL duh mer) |
| Spanish | estrella de mar (ayst-RAY-lyah thay mahr) |
| Mandarin | 海星 (khy sheeng) |
| Hindi | स्टारफिश (STAHR-pish) |
| Arabic | نجم البحر (nahjm ahl-BAHR) |
| Russian | морская звезда (murs-KAH-yah zvyeez-DAH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | estrela-do-mar (SHTRAY-luh-duu-mahr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | estrela-do-mar (ayst-RAY-la-duu-mahr) |
| Japanese | ヒトデ (hyee-TOH-day) |
| German | Seestern (ZAYS-turn) |
| Urdu | ستارہ مچھلی (si-TAH-rah MUKY-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਸਟਾਰਫਿਸ਼ (suh-TAH-ruh-pish) |
| Korean | 불가사리 (BOOL-gah-sah-ree) |
| Hebrew | כּוֹכַב יָם (KOH-khahv yahm) |
| Greek | αστερίας (ahs-tay-REE-ahs) |
| Dutch | zeester (ZAYS-ter) |
| Tagalog | isdang-bituin (EES-dahng-bee-too-een) |
| Vietnamese | sao biển (sow BEE-en) |
| Turkish | denizyıldızı (day-niz-YUL-du-zu) |
| Persian | ستاره دریایی (say-TAH-ray dahreey) |
| Polish | rozgwiazda (rawzg-VYAHZ-dah) |
| Ukrainian | морська зірка (MOHRS-kah ZEER-kah) |
| Bengali | তারামাছ (TAH-rah-mahch) |
| Swedish | sjöstjärna (SKHERS-khuhr-nah) |
| Italian | stella marina (STAYL-lah mah-REE-nah) |
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