sea urchin
noun
: any of numerous echinoderms (class Echinoidea) that are usually enclosed in thin brittle globular tests covered with movable spines
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Inspired by the sea urchin designs conceived by Genta during a 1994 vacation in Corsica, the timepiece embodies creativity and elegance.
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Tucked between these charismatic creatures are a multitude of sea urchins in various stages of life.
—Lisa S. Gardiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
My personality is Paleozoic: sea urchin, horn lantern with the panes of horn
left out.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Ago Bay is the heartland of Japan's legendary ama divers – generations of fearless women who, for thousands of years, have held their breath and plunged to the seabed in search of scallops, abalone, sea urchins and sea snails.
—Scott Campbell, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Tucked between these charismatic creatures are a multitude of sea urchins in various stages of life.
—Lisa S. Gardiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
My personality is Paleozoic: sea urchin, horn lantern with the panes of horn
left out.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Ago Bay is the heartland of Japan's legendary ama divers – generations of fearless women who, for thousands of years, have held their breath and plunged to the seabed in search of scallops, abalone, sea urchins and sea snails.
—Scott Campbell, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Sea urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20urchin. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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