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Noun: sea urchin  'see'ur-chin
  1. Shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells
    - urchin

Derived forms: sea urchins

Type of: echinoderm

Part of: class Echinoidea, Echinoidea

Encyclopedia: Sea urchin