Acanthaster

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Translingual

Acanthaster planci

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “starfish”).

Proper noun

Acanthaster m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthasteridae – certain starfish, called crown-of-thorns starfish.

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