Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sun star

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: sun s-tar
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various starfishes belonging to Solaster, Crossaster, and allied genera, having numerous rays.

Etymology

From sun + star.

Inflected Forms

sun stars (plural) sun-star (alternative) sunstar (alternative)

Synonyms

sea sun

Questions

What does sun star mean?: Any of various starfishes belonging to Solaster, Crossaster, and allied genera, having numerous rays.
Where does sun star come from?: From sun + star.

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