sun star


noun
  1. any starfish of the genus Solaster, inhabiting cold and temperate waters off both U.S. coasts.

Origin of sun star

1
First recorded in 1835–45

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How to use sun star in a sentence

  • Whilst my attention was concentrated on our planet, the Sun-star became eclipsed before my eyes.

    Lumen | Camille Flammarion
  • Another relative is the Sun-star, which has twelve or fifteen rays, and often grows to a very large size.

    How Sammy Went to Coral-Land | Emily Paret Atwater
  • Many spent endless hours at the long-range telescanners watching the sun star Wolf 359, seeing it come closer and closer.

    The Space Pioneers | Carey Rockwell
  • He stared into the astrogation prism and sighted on the cold light of the sun star Wolf 359.

    The Space Pioneers | Carey Rockwell
  • There is a central sun-star, around which many of the others revolve.

    The Girl in the Golden Atom | Raymond King Cummings

British Dictionary definitions for sunstar

sunstar

/ (ˈsʌnˌstɑː) /


noun
  1. any starfish of the genus Solaster, having up to 13 arms radiating from a central disc

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