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asterias

asterias noun: a sea star.

Noun

asterias (plural asteriases)

  1. A sea star.
    • […] which exhibits the under surface of an asterias; a shows the nervous circle around the mouth; b the smaller; c the central larger nervous branches to the rays of the body.1828, The Westminster Review, volume 9, page 179

Forms of asterias

pluralasteriases

Questions about asterias

What does asterias mean?
Asterias means a sea star.
What part of speech is asterias?
Asterias is a noun.
What is the plural of asterias?
The plural of asterias is asteriases.

Words near asterias in the dictionary

  1. astereognosia
  2. astereognosis
  3. asteria
  4. asteriacerebroside
  5. asteriacerebrosides
  6. asterias
  7. asteriases
  8. asteriated
  9. asterid
  10. asterids
  11. asteriform

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