Sacrificing something in order to survive or benefit (as a starfish can lose an arm when escaping a predator).
Regeneration or rebirth, such as after a loss.
The idea of radiating out or expanding into multiple directions.
Self-protection (as in the starfish’s spiny surface).
Dreaming of this animal can represent too much or not enough of one of those qualities, or someone or something you associate with the quality or animal.
Consider also the animal’s actions, context, and your feelings about it.