单词 | echinoderm |
释义 | echinoderm[ ih-kahy-nuh-durm, ek-uh-nuh- ] / ɪˈkaɪ nəˌdɜrm, ˈɛk ə nə- / nounany marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc. Origin of echinoderm1825–35; taken as singular of New Latin Echinodermata, neuter plural of echinodermatus<Greek echîn(os) sea urchin + -o--o- + -dermatos-dermatous Words nearby echinodermechinate, echino-, echinococcosis, echinococcus, echinococcus cyst, echinoderm, echinodermatous, echinoid, echinulate, echinus, echium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for echinodermBritish Dictionary definitions for echinodermechinoderm / (ɪˈkaɪnəʊˌdɜːm) / nounany of the marine invertebrate animals constituting the phylum Echinodermata, characterized by tube feet, a calcite body-covering (test), and a five-part symmetrical body. The group includes the starfish, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers Derived forms of echinodermechinodermal or echinodermatous, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for echinodermechinoderm [ ĭ-kī′nə-dûrm′ ] Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Echinodermata, having a latticelike internal skeleton composed of calcite and usually a hard, spiny outer covering. The body plans of adult echinoderms show radial symmetry, typically in the pattern of a five-pointed star, while the larvae show bilateral symmetry. Echinoderms probably share a common ancestor with the hemichordates and chordates, and were already quite diversified by the Cambrian Era. They include the starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, holothurians (sea cucumbers), and crinoids, as well as thousands of extinct forms. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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