SINCE 1828
Spatangus
noun
Spa·tan·gus
| \ spəˈtaŋgəs\
Definition of Spatangus
: an ill-defined genus (the type of the family Spantangidae) of sea urchins including many of the commonest and best-known heart urchins
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