echinoid: Meaning and Definition of

e•chi•noid

Pronunciation: (i-kī'noid, ek'u-noid"), [key]
— adj.
  1. belonging or pertaining to the class Echinoidea, comprising mainly sea urchins and sand dollars.
—n.
  1. any echinoderm of the Echinoidea.
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