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sea urchin

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sea urchin

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Animals
ˈsea ˌurchin noun [countable]  HBAa small round sea animal with a hard shell covered in sharp points 海胆
Examples from the Corpus
sea urchinThousands of fertilized sea urchin eggs, starfish and blue clams returned to Earth with the astronauts.Oyster soup with sliced sea urchin is the other original Loiseau signature dish.But please, hold the sea urchin.
ˈsea ˌurchin nounChineseSyllable
small with a shell sea hard Corpus a animal round


sea urchin
ˈsea ˌurchin noun [countable]

a small round sea animal with a hard shell covered in sharp points


sea urchinBrE /ˈsiː ɜːtʃɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsiː ɜːrtʃɪn/ 🔊 (also ur·chin) nouna small sea creature with a round shell which is covered with spikes 海胆