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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of zee (“sea”) + egel (“hedgehog”), in reference to their spikes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzeːˌeːɣəl/
- Hyphenation: zee-egel
Noun
zee-egel m (plural zee-egels, diminutive zee-egeltje n)
- a sea urchin, any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea