asteroidean

asteroidean
adjective or noun

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/as'teuh roy"dee euhn/, n.
1. an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the Asteroidea.
[ASTEROIDE(A) + -AN]

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