sun star
any starfish of the genus Solaster, inhabiting cold and temperate waters off both U.S. coasts.
Origin of sun star
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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 FlammarionAnother 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 AtwaterMany spent endless hours at the long-range telescanners watching the sun star Wolf 359, seeing it come closer and closer.
The Space Pioneers | Carey RockwellHe stared into the astrogation prism and sighted on the cold light of the sun star Wolf 359.
The Space Pioneers | Carey RockwellThere 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
/ (ˈsʌnˌstɑː) /
any starfish of the genus Solaster, having up to 13 arms radiating from a central disc
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