Acanthaster
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “starfish”).
Proper noun
[edit]Acanthaster m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthasteridae – certain starfish, called crown-of-thorns starfish.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Acanthaster brevispinus, Acanthaster ellisi (now considered a subspecies of A. planci), Acanthaster planci (species)
Further reading
[edit]Acanthaster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acanthaster on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acanthaster on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons