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asterid en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Asteroidea.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of asteroid (starfish).
   alt of asteroid
   • He concludes that Echinocystis is an echinid and not a cystid; and that Palæodiscus is an echinid and not an asterid. 1897, Henry Hicks, “Reports and Proceedings”, in Geological Magazine, volume 4, page 90:

Forms

asterid en · ADJ · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Asteridae.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the clade of asterids.

asterid en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Asteridae.

Meanings

1. Any member of the clade of asterids.

Forms