Complete Definition of "sea urchin"

Image:SeaUrchin.jpg|thumb|A sea urchin
English

Etymology
sea + urchin (meaning hedgehog), due to the similarity in appearance to the hedgehog.

Noun
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en-noun|sg=sea urchin

  1. Any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern

Translations

Bosnian: morski jež m
Chinese: 海� (hai3.dan3)
Danish: søpindsvin n
Dutch: zeeëgel m
Finnish: merisiili
French: hérisson de mer m
German: Seeigel m
Hungarian: tengeri sün
Icelandic: ígulker n
Japanese: 海� / �丹 (��, uni)
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Lithuanian: juros ezys m
Macedonian: мо��ки еж m
Polish: jeżowiec m
Russian: мо��кой �ж (morskój jož) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мо��ки �еж m
:Latin: morski jež m
Spanish: erizo de mar m

Category:Echinoderms

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