bat star

noun

A species of starfish, Patiria miniata, characterised by webbing between its arms.

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nounbat star (plural bat stars)

plural bat stars

  1. A species of starfish, Patiria miniata, characterised by webbing between its arms.

    Typically a scavenger, the bat star will also attack small white sea urchins.

    1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, page 78
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