echinus

Meaning

1. (declension-2) a sea urchin, especially the edible kind
2. (declension-2) a hedgehog
3. (declension-2) the prickly husk of a chestnut
4. (declension-2) a rinsing bowl, especially of copper
5. (declension-2) an ornament under the chapiter of an Ionic or Doric column

Concepts

hedgehog

🦔

Synonyms

erinaceus

🦔

Translations

قنفذ

🦔

eriçó

🦔

Igel -s

σκατζόχοιρος

ακανθόχοιρος

hérisson

🦔

riccio

jûjî

egel

🦔

eriç

eriçon

ouriço

🦔

erizo

🦔

kirpi

🦔

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɛˈkʰiː.nʊs]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).