Asteriasn.
/əˈstɪərɪas/ Zoology.
A genus of Echinoderms, containing the common five-rayed starfish, with allied species.
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Asterias1794
cross-fish1805
uraster1863
1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 175 Asteriæ and entrochi..have a starry appearance.
1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. II. §1012 The common Asterias, or Star-fish.
1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 43 Delle Chiaie has lately observed on an asteria a Nereis squamosa.
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asterialite n. /əˈstɪərɪəlaɪt/ [see -lite comb. form1] a fossil starfish.
/əˈstɪərɪəlaɪt/ [see -lite comb. form1] a fossil starfish. asterid n. /ˈæstərɪd/ an animal belonging to the Asteridæ or starfish family.
/ˈæstərɪd/ an animal belonging to the Asteridæ or starfish family.ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Asteroidea > order Forcipulata > family Asteriidae > member of
asterid1883
1883 A. Leslie tr. A. E. Nordenskiöld Voy. Vega (new ed.) 74 Asterids of many kinds.
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asteridian n. /æstəˈrɪdɪən/ = asterid n.
/æstəˈrɪdɪən/ = asterid n.This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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