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adj
Relating to the former genus Astraea or the family Astraeidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adj
Of or relating to the goddess Astraea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A coral of the former family Astraeidae; a star coral.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
From Late Latin astraeus or similar, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).
