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echinus.

edible sea-urchin; copper dish;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛˈkʰiː.nʊs]Classical-Latin[eˈkiː.nus]
  1. a sea urchin, especially the edible kind

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  2. a hedgehog

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  3. the prickly husk of a chestnut

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  4. a rinsing bowl, especially of copper

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  5. an ornament under the chapiter of an Ionic or Doric column

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).

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