单词 | purple sea urchin |
释义 | > as lemmaspurple sea urchin purple sea urchin n. any of several sea urchins with purple or purple-tipped spines, esp. Paracentrotus lividus of the east Atlantic, Arbacia punctulata of the west Atlantic, and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus of the east Pacific. ΚΠ 1874 A. E. Verrill & S. I. Smith Rep. Invertebr. Animals Vineyard Sound 112 The purple sea-urchin, Arbacia punctulata, is..quite common in many localities. 1900 Overland Monthly Apr. 369/1 The purple sea-urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpurotus [sic])..is abundant on the west coast from La Paz, Mexico, to Alaska. 1971 D. Nichols & J. A. L. Cooke Oxf. Bk. Invertebr. 178 Psammechinus (Purple Sea-urchin). This hardy little urchin lives under rocks and overhangs. < as lemmas |
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