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おにひとで 鬼海星
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1. crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci)​Usually written using kana alone
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2. Crown-of-thorns starfish​Acanthaster planci, commonly known as the crown-of-thorns starfish, is a large multi-armed starfish (or seastar) that usually preys upon hard,or stony, coral polyps. The crown-of-thorns receives its name from poisonous thorn-like spines that cover its upper surface. It is the second largest sea star in the world. Only the sunflower seastar is larger. A. plancí has a very wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
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