heart urchin


noun
  1. an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.

Origin of heart urchin

1
First recorded in 1835–45

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How to use heart urchin in a sentence

  • A very large heart-urchin, found on the southern coast of Florida and in the West Indies in shallow water.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for heart urchin

heart urchin

noun
  1. any echinoderm of the genus Echinocardium, having a heart-shaped body enclosed in a rigid spiny test: class Echinoidea (sea urchins)

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