Echinus

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See also: echinus

Translingual

Echinus esculentus
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Etymology

From Latin echīnus (sea urchin), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).

Proper noun

Echinus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Echinidae – certain sea urchins.