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  [ih-kahy-nuh s] /ɪˈkaɪ nəs/ noun, plural echini [ih-kahy-nahy] /ɪˈkaɪ naɪ/ (Show IPA) 1. any sea urchin of the genus Echinus. 2. Architecture. /ɪˈkaɪnəs/ noun (pl) -ni (-naɪ) 1. (architect) an ovolo moulding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column 2. any of the sea urchins of the genus Echinus, such as E. […]

• Echino

  1. a combining form meaning “prickly; spiny,” used in the formation of compound words: echinulate. 2. a combining form representing in compound words: echinoid. combining form 1. indicating spiny or prickly: echinoderm echino- or echin- pref. Spiny: echinococcosis.

• Echinococcosis

  echinococcosis e·chi·no·coc·co·sis (ĭ-kī’nə-kə-kō’sĭs) n. pl. e·chi·no·coc·co·ses (-sēz)

• Echinococcus

  [ih-kahy-nuh-kok-uh s] /ɪˌkaɪ nəˈkɒk əs/ noun, plural echinococci [ih-kahy-noh-kok-sahy] /ɪˌkaɪ noʊˈkɒk saɪ/ (Show IPA) 1. any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals. /ɪˌkaɪnəˈkɒkəs/ noun 1. any of the tapeworms constituting the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which are parasitic in man and domestic […]

• Echinococcus cyst

  echinococcus cyst n. See hydatid cyst.

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