Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of many-rayed starfishes, of the family Asteriidæ, containing such species as H. kubiniji and H. microbrachia, of the Pacific coast of North America; the sun-stars.
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Examples
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The most abundant species in the area are: Croton heliaster, Borreria cumanensis, Caesalpinia mollis, Randia gaumeri; Jacquinia. aristata, Caesalpinia.
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The 24-rayed sunstar (heliaster solaris) is likely extinct.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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The 24-rayed sunstar (heliaster solaris) is likely extinct.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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