I am a star that never shines in the night sky, preferring to crawl across the ocean floor. I have five arms but no hands. What am I?
A starfish
The name starfish combines the astronomical body with marine life. The riddle highlights that despite having five points called arms, it lives in the deep ocean rather than floating in the dark outer space above us.
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