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echinus

The correct spelling is echinus.

How to pronounce echinus

noun

Say it like: Ech-inu-s

The correct spelling is echinus. A sea urchin.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A sea urchin.
  2. 2.The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.
  3. 3.The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
  4. 4.The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.

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