Asterinidae
plural noun
As·ter·in·i·dae
\-ˈrinəˌdē\
Definition of Asterinidae
: a widely distributed family of usually pentagonal quite flat starfishes
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Origin and Etymology of asterinidae
New Latin, from Asterina, type genus (from Greek aster-, astēr star, starfish + New Latin -ina) + -idae
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