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Asteroidal

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as·ter·oid  (st-roid)
n.
1. Astronomy Any of numerous small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun, with orbits lying chiefly between Mars and Jupiter and characteristic diameters between a few and several hundred kilometers. Also called minor planet, planetoid.
2. Zoology See starfish.
adj. also as·ter·oi·dal (st-roidl)
Star-shaped.
[From Greek asteroeids, starlike : astr, star; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots + -oeids, -oid.]
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Adj.1.Asteroidal - of or relating to or resembling an asteroidasteroidal - of or relating to or resembling an asteroid
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