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单词 echinus
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Definition of echinus in English:

echinus

noun ɪˈkʌɪnəsəˈkaɪnəs
  • 1Zoology
    A sea urchin.

    Genus Echinus, class Echinoidea: several species

  • 2Architecture
    A rounded moulding below an abacus on a Doric or Ionic capital.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekhinos 'hedgehog, sea urchin'.

Rhymes

Aquinas, Delphinus, Linus, Longinus, minus, Plotinus, sinus, vinous
 
 

Definition of echinus in US English:

echinus

nounəˈkīnəsəˈkaɪnəs
  • 1Zoology
    A sea urchin.

    Genus Echinus, class Echinoidea: several species, including the common European edible sea urchin (E. esculentus)

  • 2Architecture
    A rounded molding below an abacus on a Doric or Ionic capital.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekhinos ‘hedgehog, sea urchin’.

 
 
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