English Explanatory Dictionary

crown-of-thorns starfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large (25-35 cm full grown) starfish with venomous thornlike spines that cover its upper surface, Acanthaster planci.

Word forms

crown-of-thorns starfish crown-of-thorns starfishes

Etymology

From the spines on the top of this starfish that resemble the biblical crown of thorns.

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