Definition of sea urchin in English:
sea urchin
noun
A marine echinoderm having a spherical or flattened shell covered in mobile spines, with a mouth on the underside and calcareous jaws.
海胆Class Echinoidea
- The red sea urchin's body is domed above and flat below.
- This sea urchin defends itself with two sets of mobile spines.
- The inner shell of a sea urchin is a hollow globe, scored in five curved sections that taper at the ends into a small hole at the top and bottom.
- The sea urchin is one of the few marine organisms whose genome has been sequenced.
- The sea urchin occupies an important evolutionary position with respect to vertebrates and humans.
Definition of sea urchin in US English:
sea urchin
nounˈsi ˌərtʃənˈsē ˌərCHən
A marine echinoderm that has a spherical or flattened shell covered in mobile spines, with a mouth on the underside and calcareous jaws. Many species are harvested for food.
海胆Class Echinoidea: several families and genera, and numerous species, including the Atlantic purple sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata, family Arbaciidae) and the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus drobachiensis, family Strongylocentrotidae)
- The inner shell of a sea urchin is a hollow globe, scored in five curved sections that taper at the ends into a small hole at the top and bottom.
- The red sea urchin's body is domed above and flat below.
- This sea urchin defends itself with two sets of mobile spines.
- The sea urchin occupies an important evolutionary position with respect to vertebrates and humans.
- The sea urchin is one of the few marine organisms whose genome has been sequenced.