ASTEROID


Meaning of ASTEROID in English

[ 'astərɔɪd ]

■ noun

1》 a small rocky body orbiting the sun.

2》 Zoology an echinoderm of a class (Asteroidea) comprising the starfishes.

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

C19: from Gk asteroeidēs 'starlike', from astēr 'star'.

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