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‖ Asterias Zool.|əˈstɪərɪæs|
Pl. -æ.
[mod.L., a. Gr. ἀστερίας starry, f. ἀστήρ star. A sing. asteria has been sometimes used.]
A genus of Echinoderms, containing the common Five-rayed Star-fish, with allied species. asterialite |əˈstɪərɪəlaɪt| [see -lite], a fossil star-fish. asterid |ˈæstərɪd|, asteridian |æstəˈrɪdɪən|, an animal belonging to the Asteridæ or star-fish family.
1794Sullivan View Nat. II. 175 Asteriæ and entrochi..have a starry appearance. 1847Carpenter Zool. §1012 The common Asterias, or Star-fish. 1876Beneden Anim. Parasites 43 Delle Chiaie has lately observed on an asteria a Nereis squamosa. 1883tr. Nordenskiold's Voy. Vega 74 Asterids of many kinds. |