astraean
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See also: Astraean
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin astraeus or similar, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).
Adjective[edit]
astraean (not comparable)
Noun[edit]
astraean (plural astraeans)
- (zoology, obsolete) A coral of the former family Astraeidae; a star coral.
References[edit]
- “astræan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.