Bearing or carrying stars; star-bearing or characterized by an abundance of stars.
From Latin 'astrum' (star) plus 'ferre' (to bear or carry), literally meaning 'star-bearing.' The suffix '-ous' makes it an adjective.
This is the kind of gorgeous compound word that sounds like it should describe a night sky full of stars—and it does! It's the perfect example of how Latin word-building lets us create poetic scientific terms!
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