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Noun

asteroidean ‎(plural asteroideans)

1. 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, volume 13, DOI:10.3390/md13074310:

     Astaxanthin (ATX), one of the most common carotenoids, is widely distributed in the red pigment of shrimp, salmon, crab and asteroidean [ 1 , 2 ].