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echinoid

[ ih-kahy-noid, ek-uh-noid ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the class Echinoidea, comprising mainly sea urchins and sand dollars.


noun

  1. any echinoderm of the Echinoidea.

echinoid

/ ɪˈkaɪnɔɪd; ˈɛkə- /

noun

  1. any of the echinoderms constituting the class Echinoidea, typically having a rigid ovoid body. The class includes the sea urchins and sand dollars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or belonging to this class
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of echinoid1

1850–55; < New Latin Echinoidea; echinus, -oidea

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