Asteroidea

As·ter·oi·de·a

[as-tuh-roi-dee-uh]
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

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To asteroidea
WordNet
asteroidea

noun
sea stars 
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
00:10
Asteroidea is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature