asteroidean
English edit
Etymology edit
Asteroidea + -an
Noun edit
asteroidean (plural asteroideans)
- 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[1], volume 13, :
- Astaxanthin (ATX), one of the most common carotenoids, is widely distributed in the red pigment of shrimp, salmon, crab and asteroidean [ 1, 2 ].