Protoform: TALA-MEA [PN] Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci)
| Description: | Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *0 << PN *tala.1 "spine, etc.", *mea "reddish" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Maori | Taramea | A spear-grass (Aciphylla squarrosa) Problematic | (Wms) |
| Niue | Talamea | Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Haramea | A kind of poisonous starfish Phonologically Irregular | (Dvl) |
| Penrhyn | Taramea | Crown-of-thorns Starfish | (Sta) |
| Penrhyn | Tarahua | Starfish sp., sea star, reef killer, crown of thorns Phonologically Irregular | (Sta) |
| Pukapuka | Kalamea | A sharp-spined starfish (Beaglehole 1938:72) Phonologically Irregular | (Bge) |
| Rarotongan | Taramea | Crown of thorns starfish | (Bse) |
| Samoan | Alamea | Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster sp.) Phonologically Irregular | (Prt) |
| Sikaiana | Alamea | Starfish sp., crown of thorns Phonologically Irregular | (Dnr) |
| Sikaiana | Kalamea | A sea urchin species Problematic | (Dnr) |
| Tahitian | Taramea | Esp. étoile de mer à piquants (Acanthaster echinites) | (Lmt) |
| Takuu | Aramea | Crown-of-thorns Starfish Phonologically Irregular | (Mle) |
| Tongan | Alamea | Crown-of-thorns Starfish Phonologically Irregular | (Cwd) |
| Tuamotu | Taramea | Long-spined sea-urchin variety | (Stn) |
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