Goniaster

noun

Go·​ni·​as·​ter

¦gōnē¦astə(r)

: a common genus (the type of the family Goniasteridae) of cushion stars consisting of nearly pentagonal, rigid, and often brightly colored starfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from goni- + -aster

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