Definition
A genus of starfish (sea stars) found on sandy ocean floors, characterized by a pentagonal shape and comb-like rows of tube feet.
Etymology
From Greek 'astron' (star) and 'pekten' (comb), referencing the comb-like appendages these starfish use for locomotion and feeding. Named in the 18th century during systematic sea creature classification.
Kelly Says
These starfish have comb-like feet they use to move through sand—they're literally named 'star-combs,' and they're hunters that can swallow prey whole and digest them from the inside out!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስትሮፔክቴን
as-troh-pek-ten
ARالعربية
كائن فضائي
ka'in faḍā'i
BNবাংলা
অ্যাস্ট্রোপেক্টেন
as-troh-pek-ten
CACatalà
astropecten
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CSČeština
astropecten
as-troh-pek-ten
DADansk
astropecten
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DEDeutsch
Astropecten
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ELΕλληνικά
αστροπέκτεν
as-troh-pek-ten
ESEspañol
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FAفارسی
آستروپکتن
as-troh-pek-ten
FISuomi
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FRFrançais
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GUGU
સ્ટ્રોપેક્ટન
as-troh-pek-ten
HAHA
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HEעברית
אסטרופקטן
as-troh-pek-ten
HIहिन्दी
अस्ट्रोपेक्टेन
as-troh-pek-ten
HUMagyar
astropecten
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IDBahasa Indonesia
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
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JA日本語
アストロペクテン
asutoropekuten
KKKK
астропек Tenant
astro-pek-ten
KMKM
អស្ត្រូពេក្តិន
as-troh-pek-ten
KO한국어
아스트로펙텐
a-seu-ro-pe-ke-ten
MRMR
आस्ट्रोपेक्टेन
as-troh-pek-ten
MSBahasa Melayu
astropecten
as-troh-pek-ten
MYမြန်မာ
အစတ္တရိုပက်တင်
as-troh-pek-ten
NLNederlands
astropecten
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NONorsk
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PAPA
ਅਸਟ੍ਰੋਪੈਕਟਨ
as-troh-pek-ten
PLPolski
astropecten
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PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
астропек Tenant
astro-pek-ten
SVSvenska
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SWKiswahili
astropecten
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TAதமிழ்
அஸ்ட்ரோபெக்டன்
as-troh-pek-ten
TEతెలుగు
అస్ట్రోపెక్టెన్
as-troh-pek-ten
THไทย
ออสโทรเปกเทน
os-troh-pek-ten
TLTL
astropecten
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TRTürkçe
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UKУкраїнська
астропек Tenant
astro-pek-ten
URاردو
آسٹروپیکٹن
as-troh-pek-ten
VITiếng Việt
astropecten
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YOYO
astropecten
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ZUZU
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