[stahr-fish] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, having the body radially arranged, usually in the form of a star, with five or more rays or arms radiating from a central disk; asteroid. |
| star·fish (stär'fĭsh') n. pl. starfish or star·fish·es Any of various marine echinoderms of the class Asteroidea, characteristically having a thick, often spiny body with five arms extending from a central disk. Also called asteroid, sea star. |