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echi·nus
\ə̇ˈkīnəs, ēˈ-, eˈ-\ noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek echinos hedgehog, sea urchin — more at anguis
1.
a. plural echi·ni \-ˌnī\ : sea urchin
b. capitalized [New Latin, from Latin] : the type genus of Echinidae that comprises numerous sea urchins including the common edible European urchin (E. esculenta)
2. [Latin, echinus of a capital, sea urchin; probably from its shape]
a. : the rounded molding forming the bell of the capital in the Greek Doric order and having in profile a peculiar elastic curve; also : a similar member in other orders, the Ionic having the egg-and-dart ornament
b. : a quarter-round molding
c. : egg and dart |