Echinus /(?)/

E·chi·nus

Echinus

n.

pl. Echini

  1. A hedgehog. (Zoöl.)
  2. A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe. (Zoöl.)
  3. The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See Entablature. (Arch.)