asterion

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  1. In anat., the point where the lambdoid, parietomastoid, and occipitomastoid sutures of the skull meet.
  2. [capitalized] The northern of the two ‘hunting-dogs’ in the constellation Canes Venatici. The other is Chara.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek ἀστέριος, neuter ἀστέριον, starry, starlike, from ἀστήρ, a star.
 

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