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echidna
echin-
echinacea
echinate
echini
echino-
echinoderm
echinoid
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echinus
e·chi·nus [ i knəss ] (plural e·chi·ni [ i k n ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. rounded molding: a rounded molding beneath the flat upper part abacus of a Doric or Tuscan column
2. marine biology 
Same as  sea urchin
[14th century. < Latin (see echino-)]
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