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asteroidea

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As⋅ter⋅oi⋅de⋅a

  [as-tuh-roi-dee-uh]
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–noun
the class comprising the starfishes.
Origin:
< NL, equiv. to Aster(ias) a starfish genus (< Gk asterías starry, deriv. of astr star ) + -oidea -oidea
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asteroidea

noun
sea stars 
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