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crown-of-thorns (starfish)
Variant of crown of thorns
- a coral-eating starfish (Acanthaster planci) of the tropical Pacific region, having arms covered with long spines
- a shrub (Euphorbia milii) of the spurge family, having long spines and bright red or yellow bracts
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