English-Thai Dictionary
starfish
N ป ลาดาว pla-dao
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STARFISH
STARFISH Star "fish, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes. See Brittle star, and Ophiuroidea.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The dollar fish, or butterfish.
New American Oxford Dictionary
starfish
star fish |ˈstärˌfiSH ˈstɑrˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or starfishes ) a marine echinoderm with five or more radiating arms. The undersides of the arms bear tube feet for locomotion and, in predatory species, for opening the shells of mollusks. [Class Asteroidea. ]
Oxford Dictionary
starfish
star |fish |ˈstɑːfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or starfishes ) a marine echinoderm (invertebrate ) with five or more radiating arms. The undersides of the arms bear tube feet for locomotion and, in predatory species, for opening the shells of molluscs. ●Class Asteroidea.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
starfish
st á r f ì sh 名詞 複 →fish C 〘動 〙ヒトデ .
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