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Webster 1913 Edition
Asteriscus
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Asˊter-is′cus
,Noun.
[L., an asterisk. See
Asterisk
.] (Anat.)
The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of many fishes.
Definition 2024
Asteriscus
Asteriscus
See also: asteriscus
Translingual
Asteriscus maritimus flowers
Proper noun
Asteriscus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae.
Hypernyms
- (tribe): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Asteraceae - family
External links
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Asteriscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Asteriscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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Asteriscus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
asteriscus
asteriscus
See also: Asteriscus
English
Noun
asteriscus (plural asterisci)
- (anatomy) One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.
Synonyms
- asterisk
- lagenolith
External links
- asteriscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia