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echinus
(ech|inus)
Pronunciation:
/ɪˈkʌɪnəs/
noun
1
Zoology
a sea urchin.
Genus
Echinus
, class
Echinoidea
: several species
2
Architecture
a rounded moulding below an abacus on a Doric or Ionic capital.
Origin:
late Middle English
: via Latin from Greek
ekhinos
'hedgehog, sea urchin'
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