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crown-of-thorns starfish

crown-of-thorns starfish noun: a large (25-35 cm full grown) starfish with venomous thornlike spines that cover its upper surface, Acanthaster planci.

crown-of-thorns starfish: a large (25-35 cm full grown) starfish with venomous thornlike spines that cover its upper surface,...
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Noun

crown-of-thorns starfish (plural crown-of-thorns starfishes or crown-of-thorns starfish)

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

crown-of-thorns starfish meaning in Malayalam, Arabic, Persian and Thai

crown-of-thorns starfish in Malayalam

Acanthaster planci
ക്രൗൺ ഓഫ് തോൺസ് krauṇ ōphŭ tōṇsŭ

crown-of-thorns starfish in Arabic

Acanthaster planci
نجم البحر المكلل بالشوك

crown-of-thorns starfish in Persian

Acanthaster planci
ستاره دریایی تاجتیغی

crown-of-thorns starfish in Thai

Acanthaster planci
ดาวมงกุฎหนาม
More languagesFewer languages
crown-of-thorns starfish in Vietnamese
sao biển gai

Forms of crown-of-thorns starfish

pluralcrown-of-thorns starfishes
pluralcrown-of-thorns starfish

Origin of crown-of-thorns starfish

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

Questions about crown-of-thorns starfish

What does crown-of-thorns starfish mean?
Crown-of-thorns starfish means a large (25-35 cm full grown) starfish with venomous thornlike spines that cover its upper surface, Acanthaster planci.
What is crown-of-thorns starfish in Malayalam?
Crown-of-thorns starfish in Malayalam is ക്രൗൺ ഓഫ് തോൺസ് (krauṇ ōphŭ tōṇsŭ). See Crown-of-thorns starfish meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is crown-of-thorns starfish?
Crown-of-thorns starfish is a noun.
What is the plural of crown-of-thorns starfish?
The plural of crown-of-thorns starfish is crown-of-thorns starfishes.

Words near crown-of-thorns starfish in the dictionary

  1. crown witness
  2. crown witnesses
  3. crown'd
  4. crown-like
  5. crown-of-the-field
  6. crown-of-thorns starfish
  7. crownable
  8. crownal
  9. crownation
  10. crownations
  11. crownband

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