sea urchin

noun

Definition of sea urchin

: any of numerous echinoderms (class Echinoidea) that are usually enclosed in thin brittle globular tests covered with movable spines

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One day Oleinik might meet with a kidney doctor about deep learning algorithms to quantify the extent of kidney damage, and another day a biologist about optimizing images of sea urchins. — Cindy Atoji Keene, BostonGlobe.com, "Facing a fear leads to love for the language of computing," 6 July 2018 Milton drove along the border for a bit, then dropped his net and started dragging for sea urchins in Passamaquoddy Bay. — Porter Fox, WSJ, "A Seafood Hater Chases Fish in Maine," 6 June 2018 One is dressed with butter and soy sauce and tossed with pieces of sea urchin; another is sweet and simple, tangy with ketchup. — New York Times, "Things to Do in NYC: Astoria for a Pool Day, and Open-Mic Night Plus Dumplings in Chinatown," 12 July 2018 At the Rubenstein Arts Center on Duke University’s campus, an image from a microscope makes an alien landscape out of the knobby, radial symmetry of a sea urchin skeleton. — Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, "Scientific Images Make Dazzling Art In a Duke University Exhibit," 12 July 2018 Geoduck, sea urchin and citrus work in unison in a delicate rice tart that comes to the table under a glass dome white from dry ice. — Michael Bauer, SFChronicle.com, "Atelier Crenn: SF’s newest 4-star restaurant," 29 June 2018 Plus, a seafood tower (clams, snow crabs, mussels, whelks, sea urchin), caribou heart with alder and chanterelle mushrooms, tuna with berries, and chanterelle ice cream. — Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, "Recap: Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' Visits Newfoundland," 14 May 2018 Starfish feed on a variety of invertebrates, including mussels, sea urchins, clams and snails. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Starfish on California coast, nearly wiped out by mystery illness, make stunning recovery," 22 June 2018 That’s because the kelp canopy on the periphery of their range had been devoured by sea urchins. — Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, "Monterey Bay Aquarium’s program to save sea otters revives their habitat," 21 Apr. 2018

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