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Definitions for echinoderm
ɪˈkaɪ nəˌdɜrm, ˈɛk ə nə-echin·o·derm
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echinodermnoun
marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
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echinodermnoun
Any member of the Echinodermata, a group of radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals. Examples of echinoderms include seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars.
Etymology: ἐχῖνος + δέρμα
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Echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea lilies or "stone lilies". Adult echinoderms are found on the sea bed at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone. The phylum contains about 7,000 living species, making it the second-largest grouping of deuterostomes, after the chordates. Echinoderms are the largest entirely marine phylum. The first definitive echinoderms appeared near the start of the Cambrian. The echinoderms are important both ecologically and geologically. Ecologically, there are few other groupings so abundant in the biotic desert of the deep sea, as well as shallower oceans. Most echinoderms are able to reproduce asexually and regenerate tissue, organs, and limbs; in some cases, they can undergo complete regeneration from a single limb. Geologically, the value of echinoderms is in their ossified skeletons, which are major contributors to many limestone formations, and can provide valuable clues as to the geological environment. They were the most used species in regenerative research in the 19th and 20th centuries. Further, some scientists hold that the radiation of echinoderms was responsible for the Mesozoic Marine Revolution.
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echinoderm
Echinoderms are a type of marine animal found in nearly all ocean habitats. They belong to the phylum Echinodermata, and their unique characteristics include radial symmetry, spiny skin or exoskeleton, and a water vascular system which helps in their locomotion, feeding and respiration. Common examples of echinoderms include starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers. They play key roles in marine biological systems as they help maintain the health of coral reefs, and other eco-systems.
Webster Dictionary
Echinodermnoun
one of the Echinodermata
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Echinoderm
Echinoderms are a phylum of marine animals. The adults are recognizable by their radial symmetry, and include such well-known animals as starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers. Echinoderms are found at every ocean depth, from the intertidal zone to the abyssal zone. The phylum contains about 7000 living species, making it the second-largest grouping of deuterostomes, after the chordates. Echinoderms are also the largest phylum that has no freshwater or terrestrial representatives. Aside from the hard-to-classify Arkarua, the first definitive members of the phylum appeared near the start of the Cambrian period. The word "echinoderm" is made up from Greek ἐχινόδερμα, "spiny skin", cf. ἐχῖνος, "hedgehog; sea-urchin" and δέρμα, "skin", echinodérmata being the Greek plural form. The echinoderms are important both biologically and geologically. Biologically, there are few other groupings so abundant in the biotic desert of the deep sea, as well as shallower oceans. The more notably distinct trait, which most echinoderms have, is their remarkable powers of regeneration of tissue, organs, limbs, and of asexual reproduction, and in some cases, complete regeneration from a single limb. Geologically, the value of echinoderms is in their ossified skeletons, which are major contributors to many limestone formations, and can provide valuable clues as to the geological environment. Further, it is held by some scientists that the radiation of echinoderms was responsible for the Mesozoic revolution of marine life.
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The numerical value of echinoderm in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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The numerical value of echinoderm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- dərisitikanlıAzerbaijani
- иглоко́жоBulgarian
- equinodermCatalan, Valencian
- ostnokožecCzech
- StachelhäuterGerman
- ΕχινόδερμαGreek
- ekinodermoEsperanto
- equinodermoSpanish
- خارپوستانPersian
- piikkinahkaisten, piikkinahkainenFinnish
- échinodermeFrench
- echinodermHindi
- tüskésbőrűekHungarian
- echinodermataIndonesian
- skrápdýrIcelandic
- 棘皮動物Japanese
- 극피동물Korean
- echinodermDutch
- pigghuderNorwegian
- equinodermoPortuguese
- иглоко́жееRussian
- echinodermSwedish
- ఎచినోడెర్మ్Telugu
- ekinoderm, derisi dikenliTurkish
- echinodermUrdu
- עטשינאָדערםYiddish
- 棘皮动物Chinese
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