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Word: Asteroid
Speech Type: Noun
early 19th century: from Greek asteroeidēs ‘starlike’, from astēr ‘star’
ˈast(ə)rɔɪd
a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size, are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits.
Short Definition:small rocky body orbiting sun
an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, which comprises the starfishes.
Short Definition:echinoderm of class Asteroidea
Word: Asteroid
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈast(ə)rɔɪd
relating to or denoting echinoderms of the class Asteroidea.
Short Definition:of echinoderms of class Asteroidea
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