Etymology

rhinaster

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Ancient Greek ῥινός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῥινός
  2. English todayrhinaster

From Ancient Greek ῥινός (rhinós) (genitive of ῥίς (rhís, “nose”)) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

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