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Because echinoderm means "spiny skin."

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Are starfish echinoderm?

Yes , a starfish is an echinoderm . It belongs to class Asteroidea . It is marine .


Can you use the word echinoderm in a sentence?

A starfish is an echinoderm.


Is a spider an echinoderm?

No. A spider is an arachnid. A starfish is an example of an echinoderm.


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What is an animal in the starfish group?

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What echinoderm can regrow a limb?

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Is starfish an echinoderm?

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Is a starfish a molluscs?

No. A starfish is an echinoderm. It is considered an echinoderm for it's spiny/rugged skin around it's body. Just as well as sea urchins, and sand dollars too.


Does echinoderm mean headge hog skin?

No. Echinoderm are things like starfish and sea urchins, invertebrates with spiny outsides .