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echinoid definition

echi·noid (ē kī′no̵id′, ek′ə-)

adjective

of or like a sea urchin

Etymology: echin(o)- + -oid

noun

any of a class (Echinoidea) of echinoderms, including the sea urchins and sand dollars

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