ASTEROIDEA


Meaning of ASTEROIDEA in English

/as'teuh roy"dee euh/ , n.

the class comprising the starfishes.

[ Aster ( ias ) a starfish genus ( asterías starry, deriv. of astér STAR) + -oidea -OIDEA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .