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starfish [ˈstɑːfıʃ] N [单复同] ZOOL

starfish

海星 hǎixīng

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This may happen when the starfish has recently fed or when its gonads are enlarged prior to spawning. en.wikipedia.org

Their diet consists of other fishes, small crabs, various molluscs and starfish. en.wikipedia.org

Its diet includes calcareous or coralline algae, molluscs, tunicates, sponges, corals, zoanthids, crabs, polychaetes, starfish, urchins, krill, and silversides. en.wikipedia.org

A moderate sized starfish is estimated to be able to produce 2.5 million eggs. en.wikipedia.org

It is threatened by habitat loss and crown-of-thorns starfish predation. en.wikipedia.org

Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates and are closely related to sea urchins and starfish. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike some other starfish, it can not evert its stomach, so is limited to smaller-sized prey. en.wikipedia.org

Its enzyme system dissolves the wax in stony corals, and allows the starfish to feed on the living animal. en.wikipedia.org

It has chemoreceptors on the mantle margins which detect the approach of a starfish and enable it to take evasive action. en.wikipedia.org

In these pools are large numbers of crabs, starfish, and other marine life. en.wikipedia.org

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