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denizyıldızı

[de-niz-yıl-dı-zı]

noun

LanguageTurkish (Turkey)

Meaning
  1. starfish
  2. A sea animal that has five or more arms shaped like a star. It lives on the bottom of the ocean.
Examples

Kumsalda kırmızı bir denizyıldızı buldum.

I found a red starfish on the beach.

Pronunciationde-niz-yıl-dı-zı

Part of speechnoun

Registerneutral

Usage noteThis term is used in both scientific and casual contexts to describe the marine animal. It is common to encounter this word when talking about beachcombing.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.