Alkaidia

Translingual

Etymology

From English Alkaid (a star of Ursa Major) +‎ -ia. Further from Arabic القَائِد (al-qāʔid, literally “the leader”), from the root ق و د (q w d, relating to managing or steering). This may have been a reference to the cultural connection often drawn between the Asteroidea and astronomical objects.

Proper noun

†Alkaidia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Terminasteridae – certain extinct starfishes.

References

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