English Explanatory Dictionary

asteriscus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.

Word forms

asteriscus asterisci

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin asteriscus. Doublet of asterisk.

Synonyms

asterisk lagenolith
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