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"Asteroid" Definition

noun

Astronomy Any of numerous small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun, with orbits lying chiefly between Mars and Jupiter and characteristic diameters between a few and several hundred kilometers. Also called minor planet, planetoid.
Zoology See starfish.
Any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

adjective

Star-shaped.
Resembling a star .
Of or resembling a starfish.