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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
棘皮動物
- (zoology) echinoderm
Japanese
Etymology
棘 (kyoku, “thorn”) + 皮 (hi, “skin”) + 動物 (dōbutsu, “animal”); calque of translingual Echinodermata, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog, sea urchin”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
棘皮動物 • (kyokuhi dōbutsu)
- (zoology) echinoderm
Hyponyms
- 海胆, 海栗, 雲丹, ウニ (uni, “sea urchin”)
- 海鼠, ナマコ (namako, “sea cucumber”)
- 海星, 人手, 海盤車, ヒトデ (hitode, “starfish”)
- 海百合, ウミユリ (umiyuri, “sea lily”)
- 蜘蛛海星, 蛇尾, クモヒトデ (kumohitode, “brittle star”)
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Korean
Noun
棘皮動物 • (geukpidongmul) (hangeul 극피동물)
- hanja form? of 극피동물 (“echinoderm”)