sea star

noun

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After the sickness, a lot of sea star species did start to come back. Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 1 Apr. 2025 In ecosystems, keystone species—like beavers or sea stars—are small but essential. Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 At the same time, populations of sunflower sea stars—the main predators of purple sea urchins—collapsed due to sea star wasting disease, which was worsened by the warmer waters. Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea star

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sea star was in 1569

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“Sea star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20star. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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