echino-
American-
a combining form meaning “prickly; spiny,” used in the formation of compound words.
echinulate.
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a combining form representing echinoderm in compound words.
echinoid.
echino-
British
combining form
Etymology
Origin of echino-
from New Latin, via Latin from Greek ekhinos sea urchin, hedgehog
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