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Sea Pincushion :: Sea pincushion () A pentagonal starfish.

But-thorn :: But-thorn (n.) The common European starfish (Asterias rubens).

Ray :: Ray (n.) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran..

Pedicellaria :: Pedicellaria (n.) A peculiar forcepslike organ which occurs in large numbers upon starfishes and echini. Those of starfishes have two movable jaws, or blades, and are usually nearly, or quite, sessile; those of echini usually have three jaws and a pedicel. See Illustration in Appendix..

Asteridian :: Asteridian (n.) A starfish; one of the Asterioidea.

Paxillus :: Paxillus (n.) One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See Illustration in Appendix..

Stelliferous :: Stelleridean (n.) A starfish, or brittle star..

Crossfish :: Crossfish (n.) A starfish.

Interradial :: Interradial (a.) Between the radii, or rays; -- in zoology, said of certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a starfish..

Bipinnaria :: Bipinnaria (n.) The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the free-swimming stage.

Starfish :: Starfish (n.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only as angles to the disklike body. Called also sea star, five-finger, and stellerid..

Stelleridan :: Stellerida (n. pl.) An extensive group of echinoderms, comprising the starfishes and ophiurans..

Ossicle :: Ossicle (n.) One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes..

Brittle Star :: Brittle star () Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea.

Typhlosole :: Typhlosole (n.) A fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals..

Five-finger :: Five-finger (n.) A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens..

Tooth :: Tooth (n.) Any hard calcareous or chitinous organ found in the mouth of various invertebrates and used in feeding or procuring food; as, the teeth of a mollusk or a starfish..

Papula :: Papula (n.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the integument between the plates of starfishes.

Ophiura :: Ophiura (n.) A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.

Asteridea :: Asteridea (n. pl.) A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes. The rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves below. The body is star-shaped or pentagonal.

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