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Definition of Sea urchin

Sea urchin
Sea urchin Sea" ur"chin (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms of the order Echinoidea. Note: When living they are covered with movable spines which are often long and sharp.

Meaning of Sea urchin from wikipedia

- Sea urchins (/ˈɜːrtʃɪnz/) are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin are distributed on the seabeds of every...
- Purple sea urchin can refer to one of several species of sea urchin: Arbacia punctulata, a species of sea urchin from the family Arbaciidae commonly known...
- genus of sea urchins. Sea urchins are echinoderms that are typically spherical or flattened with a covering of spine-like structures. Sea urchins tend to...
- The red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus francisc****) is a sea urchin found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California. It lives in shallow...
- Kina (Evechinus chloroticus) is a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand. This echinoderm belongs to the family Echinometridae and it can reach a maximum diameter...
- Sea urchin injuries are caused by contact with sea urchins, and are characterized by puncture wounds inflicted by the animal's brittle, fragile spines...
- White sea urchin is a common name for several sea urchins and may refer to: Lytechinus anamesus [Wikidata] Salmacis sphaeroides [Wikidata] Tripneustes...
- use tools. In most of its range, it is a keystone species, controlling sea urchin po****tions which would otherwise inflict extensive damage to kelp forest...
- pileolus, commonly known as the flower urchin, is a widespread and commonly encountered species of sea urchin from the Indo-West Pacific. It is considered...
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