ASTERIAS
As*te"ri*as, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of echinoderms.
Note: Formerly the group of this name included nearly all starfishes and ophiurans. Now it is restricted to a genus including the commonest shore starfishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AFOREMENTIONED
(adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; “works of all the aforementioned authors”; “said party has denied the charges”
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