as|ter|oid

as|ter|oid
as|ter|oid «AS tuh royd», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. any one of the thousands of very small objects that revolve about the sun, chiefly between the orbit of Mars and the orbit of Jupiter; planetoid. The mass of the moon is about thirty times the combined mass of all known asteroids.
2. any one of a class of echinoderms, usually having five arms or rays radiating from a central disc, a mouth under this disc, and rows of tubular walking feet; starfish.
–adj.
1. starlike.
2. resembling a starfish.
[< Greek asteroeid starlike < ast star + eîdos form]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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