asteroidean

English

Etymology

From translingual Asteroidea +‎ -an.

Noun

asteroidean (plural asteroideans)

1. Any starfish of the class Asteroidea
   • 2015 July 14, Li Zhang, Handong Wang, Orazio Taglialatela-Scafati, “Multiple Mechanisms of Anti-Cancer Effects Exerted by Astaxanthin”, in Marine Drugs‎, volume 13, →DOI:

     Astaxanthin (ATX), one of the most common carotenoids, is widely distributed in the red pigment of shrimp, salmon, crab and asteroidean [ 1, 2 ].

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