sea urchin
noun
: any of numerous echinoderms (class Echinoidea) that are usually enclosed in thin brittle globular tests covered with movable spines
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There was no pineapple at our lunch, but there were other delights (Grey turns out to be partial to sea urchin).
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Michael Paulson Dana Scruggs, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Sea otters kept herbivorous sea urchins in check; without the predators, urchins overgrazed and wiped out the entire suite of kelp-dependent species.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
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Michael Paulson Dana Scruggs, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Sea otters kept herbivorous sea urchins in check; without the predators, urchins overgrazed and wiped out the entire suite of kelp-dependent species.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
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“Sea urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20urchin. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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