Asteroidea

Asteroidea [as-tuh-roi-dee-uh] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. the class comprising the starfishes.

Origin of Asteroidea New Latin, equivalent to Aster(ias) a starfish genus (Greek asterías starry, derivative of astḗr star) + -oidea -oidea Examples from the Web for asteroidea Historical Examples of asteroidea

The formation of the permanent Ophiuroid takes place in much the same way as in the Asteroidea.

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