asterias Meaning, Definition & Usage

As*te"ri*as noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. starred, fr. star.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of echinoderms. ✍ Formerly the group of this name included nearly all starfishes and ophiurans. Now it is restricted to a genus including the commonest shore starfishes.

Webster 1913