ECHIN-

Meaning of ECHIN- in English

[echin-] or echino- comb form [L, fr. Gk, fr. echinos sea urchin] 1: prickle "echinoderm"

2: sea urchin "echinoid"

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ECHIN- — or echino- combining form Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from echinos sea urchin prickle , sea urchin
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ECHIN- — combining form or echino- Etymology: Latin echin- prickle, from echinus sea urchin, from Greek echinos hedgehog, sea urchin 1. : …
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ECHIN- — or echino- Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from echinos sea urchin 1. : prickle echino derm 2. : sea urchin echin …
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ECHIN — Variant: or echino- Function: combining form Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from echinos sea urchin 1 : prickle < echino derm> …
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ECHINODERM — noun Etymology: New Latin Echinodermata, phylum name, from echin- + -dermata (ultimately from Greek derma skin) Date: 1835 any of …
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ECHINO- — combining form see: echin-
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ECHINACEA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from echin- + -acea (feminine of -aceus -aceous) Date: circa 1859 the dried rhizome, …
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PERISCHOECHINOIDA — pə|ris(ˌ)kōˌekəˈnȯidə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin perischo- (from Greek perischesis surrounding, from periechein, perischein to surround — from …
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-OPS — ˌäps noun combining form Etymology: Greek -ōp-, -ōps, from ōp-, ōps eye, face — more at eye 1. pl -ops …
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-OIDEA — ˈȯidēə noun plural suffix or -oi·da -də ; or -oi·dei -dēˌī Etymology: -oidea, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes -oid + …
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MOONRAT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a whitish insectivore ( Echin-osorex gymnurus ) of southeastern Asia having a long snout and a long …
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ECHINULATE — ə̇ˈkinyələ̇t, ēˈ-, eˈ-, -ˈkīn-, -ˌlāt adjective also echin·u·lated -ˌlād.ə̇d Etymology: echinulate probably from (assumed) New Latin echinulatus, from (assumed) New …
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ECHINOZOA — ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at echino- +ˈzōə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -zoa in some classifications : a …
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ECHINOSTOMATIDAE — _stōˈmad.əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Echinostomat-, Echinostoma, type genus (from echin- + -stoma ) + -idae …
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ECHINO-SOREX — -ˈsōrˌeks noun Usage: capitalized E Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + Sorex : a genus of ratlike southern Asiatic insectivores …
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ECHINORHYNCHUS — -ˈriŋkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -rhynchus : a genus (the type of the family Echinorhynchidae) …
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ECHINORHINUS — -ˈrīnəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + Greek rhinos skin; akin to Old English wrītan to write …
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ECHINOPS — ˈekəˌnäps; ə̇ˈkīˌnäps, ēˈ-, eˈ- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -ops : a large genus of Mediterranean …
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ECHINOPLUTEUS — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + pluteus : the pluteus larva of an echinoid
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ECHINOPARYPHIUM — ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at echino- +pəˈrifēəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -paryphium (from Greek paryphē border woven along …
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ECHINOPANAX — ˌekəˈnäpəˌnaks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + Panax : a small genus of prickly shrubs of the …
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ECHINOLOGY — ˌekəˈnäləjē noun ( -es ) Etymology: echin- + -logy : a branch of zoology that deals with echinoderms
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ECHINOIDEA — ˌekəˈnȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -oidea : a class of motile bottom-dwelling echinoderms comprising …
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ECHINODORUS — ˌekəˈnädərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + Greek doros leather bag, from derein to skin; from the …
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ECHINODERMATA — -məd.ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -dermata : a phylum of radially symmetrical coelomate marine …
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ECHINODERMA — “+ˈdərmə Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -derma (from Greek derma skin) — more at derm- synonym of echinodermata
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ECHINODERES — -ˌrēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -deres (from Greek derē, deirē neck) — more at der- …
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ECHINOCYSTOIDA — “+sə̇ˈstȯidə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Echinocystites, fossil genus of Echinodermata (from echin- + -cystis + …
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ECHINOCYSTIS — “+ˈsistə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -cystis; from the spiny globular fruit 1. capitalized : a genus of …
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ECHINOCOCCUS — “+ˈkäkəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -coccus 1. capitalized : a genus of tapeworms (family Taeniidae) that alternate …
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ECHINOCHROME — ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at echino- +ˌkrōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: echin- + -chrome : any of several red to brown respiratory …
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ECHINUS — echin|us BrE AmE i ˈkaɪn |əs ə-, e-; ˈek ɪn-, - ə n- ▷ echin|i aɪ
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