n. [ L. aster aster, star, Gr.
n.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; starred, fr.
☞ Formerly the group of this name included nearly all starfishes and ophiurans. Now it is restricted to a genus including the commonest shore starfishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Asterias. ] Radiated, with diverging rays;
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea. --
‖n. [ Gr.
‖n. [ L., an asterisk. See Asterisk. ] (Anat.) The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of many fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. asteriscus, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr.