CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH

Meaning of CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH in English

/krown"euhv thawrnz"/

a starfish, Acanthaster planci, that feeds on living coral polyps, causing erosion and destruction of coral reefs. Also called crown of thorns .

[ 1960-65 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — see: crown of thorns
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — Reddish and heavy-spined starfish ( Acanthaster planci ) that has 12–19 arms and is often 18 in. (45 cm) across. …
Английский словарь Британика
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — see crown of thorns II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — see crown of thorns
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — (Acanthaster planci), reddish and heavy-spined species of the phylum Echinodermata. It has from 12 to 19 arms, is often 45 …
Britannica English vocabulary
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — Reddish and heavy-spined starfish ( Acanthaster planci ) that has 1219 arms and is often 18 in. (45 cm) across. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH — Терновый венец
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH — морская звезда "терновый венец" (Acanthaster planci)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH — морская звезда "терновый венец" ( Acanthaster planci )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
THORNS — County: Suffolk Post Code: CB8
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
STARFISH — noun Date: 1538 any of a class (Asteroidea) of echinoderms that have a body of usually five arms radially arranged …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STARFISH — or sea star Any of 1,800 echinoderm species (class Asteroidea) that have regenerable arms surrounding an indistinct disk and that …
Английский словарь Британика
CROWN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) crown gall crown jewels crown vetch crown of thorns starfish {{link=Triple Crown">Triple Crown
Английский словарь Британика
CROWN — I. ˈkrau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English coroune, croun, crowne, from Old French corone, curune, from Latin corona …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STARFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of numerous echinoderms that constitute the class Asteroidea, that have a body of usually five radially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STARFISH — (n.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
Английский словарь Webster
STARFISH — (n.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is star-shaped and …
Английский словарь Webster
STARFISH — ( n. ) The dollar fish, or butterfish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STARFISH — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STARFISH — /stahr"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) starfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CROWN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STARFISH — n. marine invertebrate having a thick spiny body and five or more arms
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CROWN — I. ˈkrau̇n noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coroune, crowne, from Anglo-French corone, from Latin corona wreath, crown, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STARFISH — noun Date: 1538 : any of a class (Asteroidea) of echinoderms that have a body of usually five arms radially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STARFISH — noun the dollar fish, or butterfish. 2. starfish ·noun any one of numerous species of echinoderms belonging to the class …
Webster English vocab
CROWN — p.p. of crow. 2. crown ·noun the dome of a furnace. 3. crown ·- of crow. 4. crown ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
STARFISH — ■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a marine echinoderm with five or more radiating arms bearing tube feet …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STARFISH — [star.fish] n (1538): any of a class (Asteroidea) of echinoderms having a body of usu. five radially disposed arms about …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROWN — [crown] n, often attrib [ME coroune, crowne, fr. OF corone, fr. L corona wreath, crown, fr. Gk korone culmination, something …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STARFISH
Britannica English vocabulary
STARFISH — starfish BrE AmE ˈstɑː fɪʃ AmE \ ˈstɑːr- ▷ starfish|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CROWN — crown BrE AmE kraʊn ▷ crowned kraʊnd ▷ crowning ˈkraʊn ɪŋ ▷ crowns kraʊnz ▶ ˌ crown ˈ colony BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STARFISH — / ˈstɑːfɪʃ; NAmE ˈstɑːrfɪʃ/ noun ( pl. star·fish ) a flat sea creature in the shape of a star with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROWN — / kraʊn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF KING / QUEEN 1. [ C ] an object in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STARFISH — star ‧ fish /ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ $ ˈstɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural starfish ) [countable] a flat sea animal that has …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROWN — I. crown 1 W3 /kraʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: corone , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STARFISH — n. an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea with five or more radiating arms.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROWN — n. & v. --n. 1 a monarch's ornamental and usu. jewelled head-dress. 2 (the Crown) a the monarch, esp. as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STARFISH — n. an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea with five or more radiating arms.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CROWN — n. & v. n. 1 a monarch's ornamental and usu. jewelled head-dress. 2 (the Crown) a the monarch, esp. as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STARFISH — n. an echinoderm of the class Asteroidea with five or more radiating arms.
Oxford English vocab
CROWN — n. & v. --n. 1. a monarch's ornamental and usu. jewelled head-dress. 2 (the Crown) a the monarch, esp. as …
Oxford English vocab
STARFISH — ( starfish) A starfish is a flat, star-shaped creature with five arms that lives in the sea. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROWN — ( crowns, crowning, crowned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A crown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STARFISH — (~) A ~ is a flat, star-shaped creature with five arms that lives in the sea. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STARFISH — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A word or warning also for anyone thinking of attempting to tear starfish apart to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROWN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a Crown Court (= a British court for cases about serious crimes ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STARFISH — [noun] [C] [plural] starfish or starfishes - a flat animal that lives in the sea and has five arms which …
Cambridge English vocab
STARFISH — n. or sea star Any of 1,800 echinoderm species (class Asteroidea) that have regenerable arms surrounding an indistinct disk and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CROWN — n. Crown Prince Shotoku crown gall crown jewels crown vetch crown of thorns starfish Triple Crown
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THORNS — To be or sit upon thorns; to be uneasy, impatient, anxious for an event.
Slang English vocab
CROWN — I. noun 1 that a king/queen wears ADJECTIVE ▪ gold VERB + CROWN ▪ wear ▪ place , put on …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THORNS — and Thistles. There appear to be eighteen or twenty Hebrew words which point to different kinds of prickly or thorny …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
THORNS — (фигурально(мн.ч.)терния (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STARFISH — сущ.; зоол. морская звезда (зоология) морская звезда (Asteroidea) starfish зоол. морская звезда
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CROWN — 1. сущ. 1) венок; венец; корона flowers, sometimes woven into garlands and crowns ≈ цветы, иногда заплетенные в гирлянды или …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THORNS — Колючки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CROWN — crown.ogg 1. kraʋn n 1. корона; венец the martyr's crown - венец мученика a crown of thorns - терновый венец …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROWN — 1) наивысшая точка, вершина 2) бурильная головка; коронка ( бура ) 3) купол; свод ( печи ) 4) метал. выпуклость …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CROWN — 1) наивысшая точка, вершина 2) бурильная головка; коронка (бура) 3) купол; свод (печи) 4) метал. выпуклость (валка); цел.-бум., резин. бомбировка (вала, валка) || …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CROWN — 1) бомбировка || бомбировать 2) венец || венчать, увенчивать 3) выпуклость (валка) 4) корона; венок; маковка; купол 5) горн. коронка, корончатый бур 6) крона (дерева) 7) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CROWN — 1. kraʋn n 1. корона; венец the martyr's crown - венец мученика a crown of thorns - терновый венец 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STARFISH — сущ. ; зоол. ; мн. starfish; мн. -fish, -fishes; тж. star-fish морская звезда
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CROWN — I kraun 1. гл. ; прич. прош. вр. от crow 2. гл. 1) а) венчать ( возлагать венец в знак …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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