equinodermo
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Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin echinoderma. By surface analysis, equino- + -dermo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɾmu
- Hyphenation: e‧qui‧no‧der‧mo
Adjective
equinodermo (feminine equinoderma, masculine plural equinodermos, feminine plural equinodermas)
Noun
equinodermo m (plural equinodermos)
- echinoderm (member of the Echinodermata)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin echinoderma (compare the phylum name Echinodermata), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog, sea urchin”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
equinodermo (feminine equinoderma, masculine plural equinodermos, feminine plural equinodermas)
Noun
equinodermo m (plural equinodermos)
Further reading
- “equinodermo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16