bat star
English
Noun
bat star (plural bat stars)
- A species of starfish, Patiria miniata, characterised by webbing between its arms.
- 1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, p. 78:
- Typically a scavenger, the bat star will also attack small white sea urchins.
- 1991, Martha Holmes, Sea Trek, BBC Books, p. 78: