e|chi|nus

e|chi|nus
e|chi|nus «ih KY nuhs», noun, plural -ni.
1. = sea urchin. (Cf.sea urchin)
2. a rounded molding at the top of a Doric column.
[< Latin echīnus < Greek echînos sea urchin]

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