sea-urchin

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SE'A-URCHIN, noun [sea and urchin.] A genus of marine animals, the Echinus, of many species. The body is roundish, covered with a bony crust, and often set with movable prickles.
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