ASTERIATED
As*te"ri*a`ted, a. Etym: [See Asterias.]
Defn: Radiated, with diverging rays; as, asteriated sapphire.
ASTERIDIAN
As`ter*id"i*an, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea.
— n.
Defn: A starfish; one of the Asterioidea.
ASTERIOIDEA; ASTERIDEA
As*te`ri*oid"e*a, As`ter*id"e*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. -oid. See
Asterias.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes. The rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves below. The body is starshaped or pentagonal.
ASTERION
As*te"ri*on, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto- mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.
ASTERISCUS
As`ter*is"cus, n. Etym: [L., an asterisk. See Asterisk.] (Anat.)