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 A taxonomic genus within the family Terminasteridae – certain extinct starfishes. === References === Alkaidia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alkaidia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Alkaidia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons