Acanthaster
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Translingual[edit]
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
