sea urchin
Any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow…Any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern.
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1 sensesAny of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern.
Seeigel
морско́й ёжmorskój jož, ёж-ры́баjož-rýba
морський їжакmorsʹkyj jižak
shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
Examples
21 sentencesHave you ever eaten sea urchins?
I've never eaten sea urchin. What does it taste like?
Mary is a sea urchin.
Мері — морський їжак. — deniko
deMary ist ein Seeigel. — al_ex_an_der
Sea urchin has a slimy texture.
deEin Seeigel hat eine schleimige Textur. — Esperantostern
Have you ever eaten sea urchin?
Translations
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Origin
From sea + urchin (“hedgehog”), reflecting a similarity in appearance to a hedgehog.From sea + urchin (“hedgehog”), reflecting a similarity in appearance to a hedgehog.
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Forms
plural: sea urchins| Singular | sea urchin |
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