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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Kick off with a wasabi martini, follow with wagyu, sea urchin and caviar nigiri, or a spiny lobster thermidor, Izumi-style.
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Lysanne Currie, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Its other offerings will include a wagyu burger, roasted chicken and Santa Barbara sea urchin.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Sea otters help keep kelp forests healthy by eating sea urchins, which would otherwise destroy the kelp.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Shaped like underwater organisms including corals, jellyfish, and even a bejeweled sea urchin (seen here), the light fixtures echo the natural motifs and fluid lines of the Art Nouveau movement.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
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Lysanne Currie, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Its other offerings will include a wagyu burger, roasted chicken and Santa Barbara sea urchin.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Sea otters help keep kelp forests healthy by eating sea urchins, which would otherwise destroy the kelp.
—Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Shaped like underwater organisms including corals, jellyfish, and even a bejeweled sea urchin (seen here), the light fixtures echo the natural motifs and fluid lines of the Art Nouveau movement.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Sea urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20urchin. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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