Definition
A starfish is a sea animal with a central body and usually five arms that spread out like a star. It lives on the ocean floor and can sometimes regrow lost arms.
Etymology
From “star” + “fish,” named for its star-like shape. Despite the name, starfish (also called sea stars) are not true fish but echinoderms, related to sea urchins.
Kelly Says
Starfish are like living stars on the ocean floor, and some can regrow an entire body from just one arm. The name is a bit misleading—they don’t have gills, scales, or fins, which is why scientists prefer ‘sea star.’
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ውቅያን ኮከብ
wo-qi-yan ko-keb
ARالعربية
نجم البحر
najm al-baahr
BNবাংলা
সমুদ্র তারা
so-muder ta-ra
CACatalà
estrelles de mar
es-treh-les deh mahr
CSČeština
mořská hvězda
mor-ska hvez-da
DADansk
havstjerne
hav-sh-tern-eh
DEDeutsch
Sterne
shtern-eh
ELΕλληνικά
θαλάσσιο αστέρι
tha-las-sio as-te-ri
ESEspañol
estrella de mar
es-treh-ya deh mahr
FAفارسی
ستاره دریایی
se-tareh da-ri-ai
FISuomi
merituuli
me-ri-too-li
FRFrançais
étoile de mer
e-twah deh mahr
GUGU
સમુદ્ર તારા
sa-mu-dhr ta-ra
HAHA
ta-ra ruwa
ta-ra roo-wa
HEעברית
כוכב ים
ko-chav yam
HIहिन्दी
समुद्री तारा
samu-dree ta-ra
HUMagyar
tengercsillag
ten-ger-chi-lag
IDBahasa Indonesia
bintang laut
bin-tang laut
IGIG
nkwu mmiri
n-kwoo mm-ri
ITItaliano
stella di mare
steh-lah dee mahr-eh
KKKK
дені ауыт
deni au-yt
KMKM
ប្រាណទន្លេ
pra-an ton-leh
MRMR
सागर तारा
sa-gar ta-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
bintang laut
bin-tang laut
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကြီးတारा
ye-khee ta-ra
NLNederlands
zee-ster
zee-ster
NONorsk
havstjerne
hav-sh-tern-eh
PAPA
ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਤਾਰਾ
sa-mu-n-dree ta-ra
PLPolski
gwiazda morska
gvee-stah mors-ka
PTPortuguês
estrela-do-mar
es-treh-lah-doh-mar
RORomână
stea de mare
steh deh mahr-eh
RUРусский
морская звезда
mor-skaya zvez-da
SVSvenska
stjärna
sh-tar-nah
SWKiswahili
nyota ya bahari
nyo-ta ya bah-ha-ri
TAதமிழ்
கடல் நட்சத்திரம்
ka-dal nat-shat-thira-m
TEతెలుగు
సముద్ర తార
sa-mu-dhr ta-ra
TLTL
bituin ng dagat
bi-too-in ng da-gat
TRTürkçe
deniz yıldızı
deh-niz yee-l-di-zee
UKУкраїнська
морська зірка
mors-ka zhi-rka
URاردو
سمندر کی ستارہ
sam-andar ki sit-ar-ah
VITiếng Việt
sao biển
sao bee-en
YOYO
eṣẹ̀ ìrìn
e-sheh ee-rin
ZUZU
inkanyamba yasemhlabeni
in-ka-nya-mba ya-se-mh-la-be-ni