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asterid

asterid is the alternative spelling of asteroid.

Meaning of asteroid

Noun (1)

asteroid (plural asteroids)

  1. A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
  2. In the Solar System, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter.
    • The orbital planes of asteroids, minor bodies that circle the Sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, are often more tilted ...2007, Hannu Karttunen et al., editors, Fundamental Astronomy, 5th edition, page 131

Noun (2)

asteroid (plural asteroids)

  1. Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish.

Noun

asterid (plural asterids)

  1. Any member of the clade of asterids.

Adjective

asterid (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the clade of asterids.

Forms of asterid

pluralasterids

Origin of asterid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Asteroidea.

Borrowed from taxonomic name Asteridae.

Questions about asterid

What does asterid mean?
Asterid means any member of the clade of asterids.
What is asterid the alternative spelling of?
Asterid is the alternative spelling of asteroid.
What part of speech is asterid?
Asterid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of asterid?
The plural of asterid is asterids.

Words near asterid in the dictionary

  1. asteriacerebroside
  2. asteriacerebrosides
  3. asterias
  4. asteriases
  5. asteriated
  6. asterid
  7. asterids
  8. asteriform
  9. asteriid
  10. asteriidoside
  11. asteriids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: asterid (page history and authors); asteroid (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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