Echinus Definition

ĭ-kīnəs
echini
noun
Webster's New World
Molding under the abacus of the capital of a Doric column.
Webster's New World
Any of several similar moldings.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Echinidae — certain sea urchins.

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Origin of Echinus

  • Latin echīnus sea urchin from Greek ekhīnos sea urchin, hedgehog from ekhis adder, viper

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin echīnus (“sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhinos).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin, a hedgehog, sea urchin, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhinos).

    From Wiktionary

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