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As·ter·oi·de·a
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ˌæs
təˈrɔɪ
di
ə
/
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as-t
uh
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roi
-dee-
uh
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noun
the class comprising the starfishes.
Origin:
<
Neo-Latin,
equivalent to
Aster
(
ias
) a starfish genus (<
Greek
asterías
starry, derivative of
astḗr
star
) +
-oidea
-oidea
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asteroidea
noun
sea stars
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