[ˈast(ə)rɔɪd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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

- an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea, which comprises the starfishes


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: from Greek asteroeidēs ‘starlike’, from astēr ‘star’

[ˈast(ə)rɔɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or denoting echinoderms of the class Asteroidea


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century: from Greek asteroeidēs ‘starlike’, from astēr ‘star’