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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesoursin
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oursin
"Les oursins sont souvent consommés crus avec du citron."
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A small, spiny, globular sea animal that lives on the seabed.
"We spotted a colorful sea urchin hiding among the rocks in the tide pool."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sea urchin' originates from Middle English 'urchin', which meant 'hedgehog', derived from the Old French 'herichon'. The term evolved to refer to the spiny marine animal due to its similar appearance to a hedgehog, with the 'sea' prefix added to specify its aquatic habitat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sea Urchin" is said worldwide
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oursin
Transliteration: oursin
"Les oursins sont souvent consommés crus avec du citron."
Seeigel
Transliteration: Seeigel
"Beim Schwimmen im Meer muss man auf Seeigel aufpassen."
riccio di mare
Transliteration: riccio di mare
"Gli spaghetti ai ricci di mare sono un piatto tipico della cucina costiera."
erizo de mar
Transliteration: erizo de mar
"El erizo de mar tiene un caparazón cubierto de espinas."
ouriço-do-mar
Transliteration: ourico-do-mar
"O ouriço-do-mar é considerado uma iguaria em muitas regiões costeiras."
समुद्री साही
Transliteration: samudri sahi
"समुद्री साही समुद्र की तलहटी में रहती है।"
海胆
Transliteration: hǎidǎn
"新鲜的海胆味道非常鲜美。"
성게
Transliteration: seongge
"제주도에서는 성게를 넣은 미역국을 자주 먹습니다."
ウニ
Transliteration: uni
"寿司屋で新鮮なウニの握り注文した。"
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