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asterias |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Asterias \As*te"ri*as\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? starred, fr 'asth`r star.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of echinoderms. Note: Formerly the group of this name included nearly all starfishes and ophiurans. Now it is restricted to a genus including the commonest shore starfishes.
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