释义 |
echi·no·der·ma·ta \-məd.ə\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -dermata : a phylum of radially symmetrical coelomate marine animals consisting of the starfishes, sea urchins, and their related forms all having a calcareous exoskeleton, a blood-vascular system, a nervous system, and a water-vascular system that through small tubular appendages of the body connecting with these vessels provides tentacles and organs of locomotion — compare tube foot • echi·no·der·ma·tous \-|dərməd.əs\ adjective |