echino-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Forming compound terms denoting something prickly or, specifically, indicating the sea urchin.

Word forms

echino-

Etymology

From combining form of Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”).

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