Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asterid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-ter-id
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of asteroid (starfish).

noun

Any member of the clade of asterids.

adj

Of or relating to the clade of asterids.

Example Sentences

"He concludes that Echinocystis is an echinid and not a cystid; and that Palæodiscus is an echinid and not an asterid."

Etymology

Borrowed from taxonomic name Asteroidea.

Inflected Forms

asterids (plural)

Questions

What does asterid mean?: Alternative spelling of asteroid (starfish).
Where does asterid come from?: Borrowed from taxonomic name Asteroidea.

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