asteroidean

[as-tuh-roi-dee-uhn]

as·ter·oi·de·an

[as-tuh-roi-dee-uhn]
noun
1.
an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, comprising the starfishes.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the Asteroidea.

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Asteroidean has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

Origin:
Asteroide(a) + -an
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