CROWN OF THORNS


Meaning of CROWN OF THORNS in English

Date: 1964

: a starfish ( Acanthaster planci ) of the Pacific region that is covered with long spines and feeds on coral polyps sometimes causing destruction of coral reefs — called also crown-of-thorns starfish

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.