echinoderm

ˈɛkɪnoʊˌdɜrm

Definition

Definition of echinoderm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

invertebrate

TECH.

marine animal in the phylum Echinodermata with spiny skin

TECH.

A sea urchin is an echinoderm.
Starfish are well-known echinoderms.
Echinoderms have a unique water vascular system.

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Images of echinoderm

marine animal in the phylum Echinodermata with spiny skin

Origin of echinoderm

Greek, echinos (hedgehog) + derma (skin)

Terms with echinoderm included in their meaning

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sea cucumber

marine biology

echinoderm with tentacles around its mouth

sea urchin

marine life

echinoderm with a hard shell and sharp spines

ambulacrum

echinoderm anatomy

row of pores for tube feet protrusion

ambulacrum

zoology

radial band on echinoderm's ventral surface

crinoid

marine life

primitive echinoderm with five or more feathery arms

heart urchin

taxonomy

echinoderm of the class Spatangoida

testa

biology

external shell of an echinoderm

tube foot

echinoderm limb

small flexible limb with a sucker for moving and feeding

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French:échinoderme, ...
German:Stachelhäuter, ...
Italian:echinoderma, ...
Spanish:equinodermo, ...
Portuguese:equinoderme, ...
Chinese:棘皮动物, ...
Japanese:棘皮動物, ...
Arabic:شَوْكِيَّات الجِلْد, ...
Hebrew:קֹוֵצְנֵי עוֹר, ...
Russian:иглокожее, ...
Ukrainian:голкошкіра, ...
Hindi:समुद्री कांटेदार जानवर, ...
Bengali:ইকাইনোডার্ম, ...
Catalan:equinoderm, ...
Czech:ostnokožec, ...
Danish:pighudede, ...
Dutch:zeester, ...
Greek:εχινόδερμο, ...
Hungarian:tüskésbőrű, ...
Khmer:អេគីណូឌែម, ...
Korean:극피동물, ...
Persian:خارپوست, ...
Polish:szkarłupień, ...
Portuguese (BR):equinodermo, ...
Romanian:echinoderm, ...
Swedish:sjöstjärnsdjur, ...
Thai:สัตว์ผิวหนาม, ...
Turkish:deniz yıldızı, ...
Vietnamese:động vật da gai, ...

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