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.
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- Echinoderm
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[ih-kahy-nuh-dur-muh-tuh s, ek-uh-nuh-] /ɪˌkaɪ nəˈdɜr mə təs, ˌɛk ə nə-/ adjective 1. belonging or pertaining to the .