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up Echinus or echinus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Echinus may refer to: Echinus (Acarnania), a town in ancient Acarnania, Greece Echinus (Thessaly)
Echinus
Convex molding in classical architecture
ove, échine, quart de rond; Lat. echinus... [as used] in architecture, [for] a convex moulding known also as the echinus, which in Classic architecture
Ovolo
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022. Phillips, J. P. (1965). "Kepler's Echinus". Isis. 56 (2): 196–200. doi:10.1086/349957. ISSN 0021-1753. JSTOR 227915
Solar_System
Echinus or Echinos (Greek: Εχῖνος) was an ancient Greek town of Acarnania. Legend has it that it was founded by a Greek mythological figure named Echinus
Echinus_(Acarnania)
Species of spider
Talanites echinus is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the United States. "Talanites echinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic
Talanites_echinus
Species of gastropod
Nipponotrophon echinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Nipponotrophon echinus (Dall
Nipponotrophon_echinus
Species of lizard
The hedgehog leaf-toed gecko (Hemidactylus echinus) is a species of gecko. It is found in Central Africa (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Hedgehog_leaf-toed_gecko
Species of cactus
Coryphantha echinus is a species of cactus known by the common names of sea urchin cactus, hedgehog Cory cactus or rhinoceros cactus. C. echinus is found
Coryphantha_echinus
Species of sea urchin
1023/A:1014553010711. S2CID 30962276. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Echinus esculentus. Photos of Echinus esculentus in the Sealife Collection
Echinus_esculentus
Species of sea urchin
likeness with a melon is obvious. Echinus melo Lamarck, 1816 World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-09-12. Echinus melo European Marine Life. Retrieved
Echinus_melo
Genus of sea urchins
strategy. † Echinus coglesi (Cotteau, 1880) † Echinus dixoni Forbes, 1852 † Echinus etheridgei A. Bell, 1898 † Echinus lamarcki Forbes, 1852 † Echinus multicostatus
Echinus_(echinoderm)
Species of spider
Actinopus echinus is a species of mygalomorph spiders in the family Actinopodidae. It is found Brazil. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/1 NMBE v t e
Actinopus_echinus
Town and polis in ancient Thessaly
38°53′45″N 22°43′31″E / 38.89575°N 22.72539°E / 38.89575; 22.72539 Echinus or Echinos (Ancient Greek: Ἐχῖνος) was a town and polis of Phthiotis or
Echinus_(Thessaly)
Genus of flowering plants
described as Hirpicium echinus by Christian Friedrich Lessing in 1832. Karl August Otto Hoffmann renamed the species Berkheyopsis echinus in 1895. Many authorities
Berkheyopsis
Species of sea urchin
Synonyms Echinus (Toxopneustes) lividus (Lamarck, 1816) Echinus lithophagus Leach, in Tilloch, 1812 Echinus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) Echinus purpureus
Paracentrotus_lividus
Geyser in Yellowstone National Park
Echinus Geyser is a geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Echinus was named during one of the U.S. Geological
Echinus_Geyser
Genus of marsupials
Antechinus (/æntɪˈkaɪnəs/, 'ant-echinus') is a genus of small dasyurid marsupial endemic to Australia. They resemble mice with the bristly fur of shrews
Antechinus
Species of sea urchin
Echinus gilchristi, also known by its common name, Gilchrist's sea urchin, is a species of marine invertebrate in the Echinidae family that usually grows
Echinus_gilchristi
Species of fish
streams. Sundadanio echinus reaches a maximum size of 2.1 cm (0.83 in) standard length. Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Sundadanio echinus". IUCN Red List of
Sundadanio_echinus
Species of weevil beetle
Acamptus echinus is a species of true weevil in the family of beetles known as Curculionidae. It is found in North America. "Acamptus echinus Report".
Acamptus_echinus
Species of sea urchin
Echinus albidus L. Agassiz, 1841 Echinus brevispinosus Blainville, 1825 Echinus dubius Blainville, 1825 Echinus granularis de Lamarck, 1816 Echinus subglobiformis
Sphaerechinus
Genus of sea urchins
1778 Echinus alternatus Deslongchamps, 1824 Echinus atternatus Bory de Saint Vincent in Bruguière, 1827 Echinus globulus Linnaeus, 1758 Echinus punctiferus
Mespilia
Species of sea urchin
Toxopneustidae in the order Camarodonta. It was originally described as Echinus maculatus by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1816, in the
Toxopneustes_maculatus
Species of spider
Abapeba echinus is a species of spider belonging to the family Corinnidae. It is native to Brazil. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved
Abapeba_echinus
Species of sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus Draebachiensis (lapsus calami) Echinus dröbachiensis O.F. Müller, 1776 Echinus droebachiensis O.F. Müller, 1776 Toxopneustes droebachiensis
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Strongylocentrotus_droebachiensis
3rd-century Christian saint and martyr
hedgehog, not a sea urchin. The original Latin uses the word "hericius", not "echinus". "How did St Sebastian become an enduring, homo-erotic icon?". The Independent
Saint_Sebastian
Species of plant in the genus Eriosyce
Merit. The following subspecies are accepted: Eriosyce paucicostata subsp. echinus (F.Ritter) Ferryman Eriosyce paucicostata subsp. floccosa (F.Ritter) Ferryman
Eriosyce_paucicostata
Species of sponge
Polymastia echinus is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Polymastiidae. It is only known from shallow subtidal habitats off Te Hāwere-a-Maki
Polymastia_echinus
Species of plant in the legume family
2016. The Latin specific epithet of echinata refers to hedgehog, from echinus, and describes the thorns which cover all parts of the tree (including
Paubrasilia
Species of flowering plant
Rhaphiodon echinus is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, endemic to eastern Brazil. It is the only known species in the genus Rhaphiodon
Rhaphiodon_echinus
Species of sea urchin
NatureServe. "Echinus tylodes". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 December 2025. Kroh, Andreas (2012). Kroh A, Mooi R (eds.). "Echinus tylodes
Echinus_tylodes
Styles of classical architecture, recognizable by the type of column
base and two opposed volutes (also called "scrolls") in the echinus of the capital. The echinus itself is decorated with an egg-and-dart motif. The Ionic
Classical_order
Genus of sea urchins
Tetrapygus niger (Molina, 1782) Echinocidaris nigra (Molina, 1782) Echinus niger Molina, 1782 Echinus purpurescens Valenciennes, 1846 Pygomma nigrum (Molina, 1782)
Arbacia_nigra
Species of sea urchin
Dollfus & Roman, 1981 Diadema turcarum Schynvoet, 1711 Echinometra setosa Rumphius, 1705 Echinus diadema Gmelin, 1788 Echinus saxatilis Linnaeus, 1758
Diadema_setosum
Species of sea urchin
ventricosus Binomial name Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816) Synonyms Echinus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816 Heliechinus gouldii Girard, 1850 Hipponoe esculenta
Tripneustes_ventricosus
Species of sea urchin
family Parechinidae. It was formerly known as Echinus microtuberculatus, and thought to be of the genus Echinus. This is a small, brown, herbivorous sea urchin
Psammechinus microtuberculatus
Psammechinus_microtuberculatus
Species of sea urchin
six to nine centimetres in length. The species was first described as Echinus cordatum in 1777 by Thomas Pennant. It has subsequently been synonymised
Echinocardium_cordatum
Species of beetle
Phrynidius echinus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1880. It is known from Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama
Phrynidius_echinus
Species of sea urchin
Toxopneustidae in the order Camarodonta. It was originally described as Echinus pileolus by the French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1816, in the
Toxopneustes_pileolus
Genus of flowering plants in the spurge family
Canschi Adans. Coccoceras Miq. Coelodiscus Baill. Echinocroton F.Muell. Echinus Lour. Lasipana Raf. Neotrewia Pax & K.Hoffm. Octospermum Airy Shaw Plagianthera
Mallotus_(plant)
Upper part of a column
Italy and Sicily). In the Temple of Apollo, Syracuse (c. 700 BC), the echinus moulding has become a more definite form: this in the Parthenon reaches
Capital_(architecture)
Class of decorative elements in the ornamentation
opening to prevent water from flowing under the siding or across the glass Echinus: Similar to the ovolo molding and found beneath the abacus of the Doric
Molding_(decorative)
Genus of single-celled organisms
Cryptochilidae. Cryptochilum boreale has been recovered from the intestine of Echinus esculentus. Names brought to synonymy Cryptochilum elegans Maupas, 1883
Cryptochilum
Species of sea urchin
Echinometra subangularis A. Agassiz, 1872-74 Echinus lobatus Blainville, 1825 Echinus lucunterLinnaeus, 1758 Echinus maugei Blainville, 1825 Ellipsechinus lobatus
Echinometra_lucunter
Species of sea urchin
1778 Cidarites hystrix Lamarck, 1816 Dorocidaris papillata (Leske, 1778) Echinus cidaris Linnaeus, 1758 Leiocidaris hystrix (Lamarck, 1816) Leiocidaris
Cidaris_cidaris
Species of sea urchin
Müller, 1771) Synonyms Echinus basteri Maitland, 1851 Echinus miliaris P.L.S. Müller, 1771 Echinus pustulatus L. Agassiz, 1841 Echinus virens Düben & Koren
Psammechinus_miliaris
Structural element that transmits weight from above to below
columns, the capital usually consists of a round, tapering cushion, or echinus, supporting a square slab, known as an abax or abacus. Ionic capitals feature
Column
which the echinus is like a circular cushion rising from the top of the column to the square abacus on which rest the lintels. The echinus appears flat
Ancient_Greek_architecture
starfish Echinus (sea urchins & sand dollars) Echinus esculentus – edible sea urchin Echinus globulus – Mespilia globulus, the globular sea urchin Echinus sphaeroides
Vermes in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
Vermes_in_the_10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae
Species of sea urchin
microtuberculata A. Agassiz, 1863 Echinometra picta A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907 Echinus mathaei Blainville, 1825 Ellipsechinus decaryi Lambert, 1933 Ellipsechinus
Echinometra_mathaei
Species of sea urchin
bioindicator of trawling impact. Echinus acutus Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2011-08-27 "European Marine Life - Echinus acutus - White sea urchin - Echinoderm
Gracilechinus_acutus
"Painted Porch" in ancient Athens
but with a reduced fascia between the echinus and volutes and without a cyma reversa profile for the echinus: Shear 1984, pp. 11–12 Wycherley 1957, p
Stoa_Poikile
Ultra-prominent mountain in Saudi Arabia
Achillea santolinoides, Artemisia sieberi, and Astracantha (or Astragalus) echinus subsp. arabica. In discussions about the location of biblical Mount Sinai
Jabal_al-Lawz
Historical region of ancient Thessaly in ancient Greece
Narthacium, Thaumaci, Melitaea, Coroneia, Xyniae, Lamia, Phalara, and Echinus. It has given its name to the modern prefecture of Phthiotis, which however
Achaea_Phthiotis
Species of sea urchin
Synonyms Anapesus carolinus Holmes, 1860 Echinocidaris davisii A. Agassiz, 1863 Echinocidaris punctulata (Lamarck, 1816) Echinus punctulatus Lamarck, 1816
Arbacia_punctulata
1953 book by Isaiah Berlin
Adagia from 1500, the expression is recorded as Multa novit vulpes, verum echinus unum magnum. (The fable of The Fox and the Cat embodies the same idea.)[citation
The_Hedgehog_and_the_Fox
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
firing of missiles ranging from arrows to larger bolts. During the siege of Echinus by Philip V of Macedon in 211 BC, the besiegers built tunnels to protect
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Species of sea urchin
Echinocyamus tarentinus (Lamarck, 1816) Echinus minutus Gmelin, 1791 Echinus pulvinulus Pennant, 1812 Echinus pusillus (O.F. Müller, 1776) Fibularia equina
Echinocyamus_pusillus
vase Lip styles Flaring lip Inverted Echinus lip Lip in several degrees Torus lip Foot styles Disk foot Echinus foot Ancient Greek art Black-figure pottery
Typology_of_Greek_vase_shapes
Species of sea urchin
Camarodonta Family: Toxopneustidae Genus: Tripneustes Species: T. gratilla Binomial name Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Echinus gratilla
Tripneustes_gratilla
Order of sea urchins
Colobocentrotus atratus - Shingle urchin Echinus acutus - White sea urchin Echinus esculentus - Common sea urchin Echinus tylodes Evechinus chloroticus - New
Echinoida
Species of flowering plant
Sierra, Kulju & Welzen Synonyms Cordemoya integrifolia (Willd.) Baill. Echinus integrifolius (Willd.) Baill. Mallotus integrifolius (Willd.) Müll.Arg
Hancea_integrifolia
Species of annelid worm
opercularis. Macrofauna include crabs such as Cancer pagurus, the sea urchins Echinus esculentus and Psammechinus miliaris, the brittle star Ophiothrix fragilis
Serpula_vermicularis
Sea urchin endemic to southern Africa
Cidaris angulosus minor Leske, 1778 Echinus angulosus minor (Leske, 1778) Echinus minimus Blainville, 1825 Echinus subangulosus Lamarck, 1816 Parechinus
Parechinus
Species of sea urchin
11349674 NCBI: 39290 OBIS: 513798 Open Tree of Life: 132770 WoRMS: 216204 Echinus atratus Wikidata: Q124447473 GBIF: 5721149 IRMNG: 11452787 WoRMS: 220987
Colobocentrotus_atratus
Species of sea urchin
Cidaris radiata Leske, 1778 Cidarites radiata (Leske, 1778) Diadema radiatum (Leske, 1778) Echinonanthus major Seba, 1734 Echinus radiatus (Leske, 1778)
Astropyga_radiata
Family of sea urchins
are included in the family: Dermechinus (Mortensen, 1942) -- 1 species Echinus Linnaeus, 1758 -- 9 species Gracilechinus (Fell & Pawson, 1966) -- 8 species
Echinidae
Species of plant
philippensis Binomial name Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Muell.Arg. Synonyms Croton philippense Lam. Echinus philippensis (Lam.) Baill. Rottlera tinctoria Roxb.
Mallotus_philippensis
Marine phylum of animals often with radial symmetries
Deuterostomia Clade: Ambulacraria Phylum: Echinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] Type genus Echinus Linnaeus, 1758 Subphyla and classes See taxonomy
Echinoderm
Genus of flowering plants
Chrysosplenium delavayi Franch. Chrysosplenium dubium J.Gay ex Ser. Chrysosplenium echinus Maxim. Chrysosplenium epigealum J.W.Han & S.H.Kang Chrysosplenium fallax
Chrysosplenium
Battle of the First Macedonian War
throughout 210 BC, and Philip continued to make advances. He invested and took Echinus, using extensive siege works, having beaten back an attempt to relieve
First_Battle_of_Lamia
Species of aquatic plant
stiff and narrow leaf divisions. The specific epithet echinatum comes from echinus which means sea urchin or hedgehog. Ceratophyllum echinatum is an aquatic
Ceratophyllum_echinatum
Species of succulent
apiculata Binomial name Braunsia apiculata (Kensit) L.Bolus Synonyms Echinus apiculatus (Kensit) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum apiculatum Kensit (1909) (basionym)
Braunsia_apiculata
Genus of sea urchins
urchin, being the only species. The species was first described in 1879 as Echinus horridus by the American zoologist Alexander Agassiz, after being dredged
Dermechinus
Genus of molluscs
visayensis Poppe & Tagaro, 2010 Spondylus zonalis Lamarck, 1819 Spondylus echinus Jousseaume in Lamy, 1927 (taxon inquirendum) Spondylus imbricatus Perry
Spondylus
Species of sea urchin
561256 Paleobiology Database: 151225 SeaLifeBase: 49984 WoRMS: 367850 Echinus variegatus Wikidata: Q138337364 GBIF: 8433179 IRMNG: 11735647 WoRMS: 569022
Lytechinus_variegatus
Class of marine invertebrates
Paracentrotus lividus uses its jaws to burrow into soft rocks. Test of an Echinus esculentus, a regular sea urchin Test of black sea urchin, showing tubercles
Sea_urchin
Buildings housing cult statues in Greek sanctuaries
originally very flat, the so-called echinus, and a square slab, the abacus. In the course of their development, the echinus expands more and more, culminating
Ancient_Greek_temple
3rd to early 2nd century BC Roman general and statesman
allied with the Romans. That same year he unsuccessfully tried to relieve Echinus, which was besieged by Philip of Macedon. For the following year (209 BC)
Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus
Publius_Sulpicius_Galba_Maximus
Species of sea urchin
sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) Synonyms Echinodiscus sexiesperforatus Leske, 1778 Echinus hexaporus Gmelin, 1791 Leodia richardsonii Gray, 1851 Mellita erythraea
Leodia_sexiesperforata
Architecture term for a flat slab forming the uppermost part of a column
the abacus is a plain square slab without mouldings, supported on an echinus. In the Roman and Renaissance Doric orders, it is crowned by a moulding
Abacus_(architecture)
Species of plant
subspecies: Genista acanthoclada subsp. acanthoclada Genista acanthoclada subsp. echinus (Spach) Vierh. "Genista acanthoclada DC. | Plants of the World Online |
Genista_acanthoclada
Genus of small freshwater animals
dorothae Mackin, 1942 Streptocephalus dregei G. O. Sars, 1899 Streptocephalus echinus Bond, 1934 Streptocephalus gracilis G. O. Sars, 1898 Streptocephalus guzmani
Streptocephalus
Species of sea urchin
depressus Binomial name Pseudocentrotus depressus (A. Agassiz, 1864) Synonyms Echinus disjunctus von Martens, 1866 Strongylocentrotus depressus (A. Agassiz,
Pseudocentrotus_depressus
Order of classical architecture
the nature of fluting at the top of the shafts and the wide cushionlike echinus may be interpreted as slightly self-conscious archaising features, for
Doric_order
Town of Phthiotis in Ancient Thessaly
Thessaly, placed by Stephanus of Byzantium between Larissa Cremaste and Echinus. There was a dispute among the ancient critics whether this town was the
Alope_(Thessaly)
Group of islands in the Ionian Sea
synonymous name of Thoae or Thoai. The Echinades derived their name from the echinus or the sea urchin, in consequence of their sharp and prickly outlines.
Echinades
Genus of sea urchins
Camarodonta Family: Toxopneustidae Genus: Toxopneustes L. Agassiz, 1841 Type species Echinus pileolus Lamarck, 1816 Synonyms Boletia L. Agassiz, 1841
Toxopneustes
Species of sea urchin
Species: G. lucidus Binomial name Gracilechinus lucidus Döderlein, 1885 Synonyms Echinus lucidus Döderlein, 1885 Pseudechinus lucidus Döderlein, 1885
Gracilechinus_lucidus
Species of shrub
ficifolius Binomial name Mallotus ficifolius (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. Synonyms Echinus claoxyloides var. ficifolia Baill. Mallotus claoxyloides var. ficifolius
Mallotus_ficifolius
L ivory (the colour) Diuris eburnea H DS C echinatus L hedgehog, from echinus Ceratophyllum echinatum H DS eclecteus G select. (Also eclectus.) Rhododendron
List of descriptive plant species epithets (A–H)
List_of_descriptive_plant_species_epithets_(A–H)
Extending the elements of a polytope to form a new figure
new polygon. For polyhedra he distinguished two types of stellation: an echinus (Latin for hedgehog or sea urchin), now called edge-stellated, made by
Stellation
Echis coloratus Fischer's Chameleon Hemidactylus brookii Hemidactylus echinus Hemidactylus frenatus Hemidactylus mabouia Hemidactylus muriceus Hemidactylus
List_of_reptiles_of_Africa
List of terms used in biology
shortleaf pine, Pinus echinata echinatus – echinata – echinatum echino- L echīnus G ἐχῖνος (ekhînos) hedgehog, sea-urchin great globe thistle, Echinops sphaerocephalus;
List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
List_of_Latin_and_Greek_words_commonly_used_in_systematic_names
alternating with a dart-like ornament, used to enrich ovolo and echinus moldings. Also called Echinus, Egg-and-anchor, Egg-and-arrow, and egg-and-tongue. Emblem
Glossary of ancient Roman culture
Glossary_of_ancient_Roman_culture
Species of moth
year. Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae feed on Astragalus echinus and Onobrychis species. Autophila limbata limbata Autophila limbata lydia
Autophila_limbata
Small wrench- or claw-shaped appendage found on echinoderms
Enlarged pedicellariae of Echinus
Pedicellaria
echinochloe Kunze Carex echinodes (Fernald) P.Rothr., Reznicek & Hipp Carex echinus Ohwi Carex ecklonii Nees Carex ecostata C.B.Clarke Carex ecuadorensis (G
List_of_Carex_species
Species of sea urchin
11726278 NCBI: 105633 OBIS: 513158 Open Tree of Life: 364 WoRMS: 513158 Echinus gibbosus Wikidata: Q139836077 GBIF: 5964847 IRMNG: 11735222 WoRMS: 568942
Caenocentrotus
fragilis Serpent star, Ophiura ophiura Sea urchins Edible sea urchin, Echinus esculentus Purple sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus Green sea urchin, Psammechinus
List of British Isles rockpool life
List_of_British_Isles_rockpool_life
ECHINUS
ECHINUS
ECHINUS
ECHINUS
Girl/Female
Indian
Ray of Light
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
The Consort of Nateshwara
Girl/Female
Indian
Lucky
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval female personal name, Lece, a short form of Lettice (Latin Laetitia, meaning ‘happiness’, ‘gaiety’).English : variant of Lees.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shining, Goddess Lakshmi
Girl/Female
English
Britain.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Immeasurable
Male
Arthurian
, (lordly); a king of Brittany.
Boy/Male
Tamil
The sound of the sacred syllable, One who has the form of Om
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German, Greek
Giver of God
ECHINUS
ECHINUS
ECHINUS
ECHINUS
ECHINUS
n.
In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; -- called also neck of the capital, and hypotrachelium. See Illust. of Column.
n.
Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
n.
The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve. See Entablature.
n.
A molding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of architecture.
n.
A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.
pl.
of Echinus
n.
A genus of echinoderms, including the common edible sea urchin of Europe.
n.
A name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg and dart molding, because that ornament is often identified with Roman Doric capital. The name probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea urchin.
n.
A hedgehog.
n.
The quarter-round molding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style. See Illust. of Column