Asterinidae

/ˌæstəriˈnaɪdi/ noun

Definition

A family of small starfish that includes the genus Asterina and related genera, characterized by typically five arms and small adult size.

Etymology

From the genus 'Asterina' plus the Latin family suffix '-idae,' following standard zoological nomenclature rules for naming animal families.

Kelly Says

This family name perfectly shows how scientific classification works hierarchically—you have the huge kingdom, then phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, each one nested inside the previous like Russian nesting dolls.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስቴሪኒዴ
as-te-ri-ni-de
ARالعربية
عائلة النجوم
ʿa-īlat an-nujūm
BNবাংলা
এস্টেরিনিডি
es-te-ri-ni-di
CACatalà
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
CSČeština
Asterinidae
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DADansk
Asterinidae
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DEDeutsch
Asterinidae
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ELΕλληνικά
Asterinidae
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ESEspañol
asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
FAفارسی
Asterinidae
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FISuomi
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
FRFrançais
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da
GUGU
એસ્ટેરિનિડાઈ
e-ste-ri-ni-dai
HAHA
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
HEעברית
אסטרינידה
as-te-ri-ni-da
HIहिन्दी
एस्टेरिनीडे
as-te-ri-ni-de
HUMagyar
Asterinidae
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IDBahasa Indonesia
Asterinidae
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IGIG
Asterinidae
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ITItaliano
Asterinidae
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JA日本語
アステリニダ科
asuterini-da-ka
KKKK
Asterinidae
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KMKM
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
KO한국어
아스터리니다
a-seute-ri-ni-da
MRMR
एस्टेरिनीडे
as-te-ri-ni-de
MSBahasa Melayu
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
MYမြန်မာ
အစတီးရိနီဒ
a-sti-ye-ri-ni-de
NLNederlands
Asterinidae
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NONorsk
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
PAPA
ਏਸਟਰਿਨੀਡ
e-ste-ri-ni-d
PLPolski
Asterinidae
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PTPortuguês
Asterinidae
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RORomână
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
RUРусский
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
SVSvenska
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
SWKiswahili
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
TAதமிழ்
அஸ்டெரினிடே
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
TEతెలుగు
అస్టెరినిడే
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
THไทย
Asterinidae
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TLTL
Asterinidae
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TRTürkçe
Asterinidae
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UKУкраїнська
Asterinidae
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URاردو
اسٹیرینیڈی
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
VITiếng Việt
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
YOYO
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e
ZH中文
星形星虫科
xīng xíng xīng chóng kē
ZUZU
Asterinidae
as-te-ri-ni-da-e

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