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sea urchin
DEFINITIONS OF:
sea urchin
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n
shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
Types:
Echinus esculentus
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edible sea urchin
a sea urchin that can be eaten
sand dollar
flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms
heart urchin
sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell
Type of:
echinoderm
marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
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