echinus
/ɪˈkaɪnəs/noun
1
- Zoology a sea urchin【动】海胆。
1.1
- Genus Echinus, class Echinoidea: several species, including the common European edible sea urchin (E. esculentus).正海胆属, 海胆纲：数种, 包括食用正海胆（拉丁名E. esculentus）。
2
- Architecture a rounded moulding below an abacus on a Doric or Ionic capital【建筑】钟形圆饰。
词源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek ekhinos 'hedgehog, sea urchin'.