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adj
Of or relating to the Asteroidea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adj
Of or pertaining to an asteroid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A starfish; one of the Asteroidea.
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noun
One who is from or lives on an asteroid.
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Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
From taxonomic name Asteroidea + -ian.
From asteroid + -ian.
