Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "starfish" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bottom of sea ocean sea

Derived Terms

chocolate starfish crown-of-thorns starfish royal starfish starfish flower starfish wasting disease starfish-associated densovirus starfishlike

Derived From

fish star

Has Part

no brain

Context

slang vulgar

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

animal creature echinoderm

Type Of (IsA)

animal echinoderm

Related Terms

Starfish site

Related Terms

asteroid bivalve cephalopod chocolate starfish cnidarian coral echinoderm evert fish starfish site stomach

Synonym Network

sea star

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.