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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Menu items include sea urchin bruschettas, fresh clams, and oodles of oysters, all served on communal wooden tables overlooking the vineyards.
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Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
These aquatic, plant-like animals related to sea stars and sea urchins are formally called crinoids.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The tasting menu runs through more than 20 dishes starring exquisite ingredients including caviar, wagyu, sea urchin and local ingredients from the Orlando market.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
In recent decades, seaweed has grown out of control thanks to a die-off of algae-eating animals, such as large sea urchins, and pollution.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Feb. 2025
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Travel + Leisure Staff, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
These aquatic, plant-like animals related to sea stars and sea urchins are formally called crinoids.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The tasting menu runs through more than 20 dishes starring exquisite ingredients including caviar, wagyu, sea urchin and local ingredients from the Orlando market.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
In recent decades, seaweed has grown out of control thanks to a die-off of algae-eating animals, such as large sea urchins, and pollution.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Sea urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20urchin. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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