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echinoderm

/ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɜːrm/ /iˈkaɪnəˌdɜːrm/

Meanings
noun
An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars.

Examples :

"While visiting the aquarium, my daughter learned that a starfish is an echinoderm with five arms and a spiny surface. "
animal biology ocean nature science

Related Words

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration cucumbers

cucumbers noun

/ˈkjuːkʌmbərz/ /ˈkjukʌmbərz/

A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.

"My mom uses cucumbers to make a refreshing summer salad. "

Illustration skinned

skinned verb

/skɪnd/

To injure the skin of.

"She skinned her knee when she fell off her bicycle. "

Illustration starfish

starfish noun

/ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/

Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

"While walking on the beach, we saw a bright orange starfish clinging to a rock. "

Illustration daughter

daughter noun

/ˈdɑ.tɚ/ /ˈdɔːtə(ɹ)/ /ˈdɔ.tɚ/

One’s female offspring.

"I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."

Illustration seastars

seastars noun

/ˈsiːstɑːrz/ /ˈsiːstɑːrz/

A starfish (class Asteroidea).

"While walking on the beach, we found many seastars clinging to the rocks. "

Illustration symmetric

symmetric adjective

/sɪˈmɛtɹɪk/

Symmetrical.

"The butterfly's wings are perfectly symmetric, with the same pattern on each side. "

Illustration comprising

comprising verb

/kəmˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/

To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

"The parts are comprised by the whole."

Illustration aquarium

aquarium noun

/-ɛɹiəm/

A tank, often made of glass, for keeping live fish or other aquatic animals.

"My little brother loves the colorful fish in the aquarium. "

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration visiting

visiting verb

/ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/

To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)

""For months, she was visiting her elderly neighbor, bringing meals and offering company as he recovered from surgery." "

Illustration crinoids

crinoids noun

/ˈkrɪnɔɪdz/

One of the numerous animals that make up the class Crinoidea; the feather stars or sea lilies.

"While diving, the marine biologist pointed out several crinoids attached to the coral reef, their feathery arms waving gently in the current. "