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Spatangoida

Spatangoida

9.9
A heart-shaped sea urchin that burrows into the sea floor to feed
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : spatangoides
  • The Spatangoida burrow into the seabed to feed on organic material.

Examples

  • Researchers studied several species of Spatangoida collected off the coast of Australia.

  • Fossils of Spatangoida provide important clues about ancient marine environments.

  • The Spatangoida are fascinating sea creatures.

  • Many Spatangoidas inhabit deep ocean floors.

  • Fossils of Spatangoida provide important clues about ancient marine environments.

  • Researchers studied several species of Spatangoida collected off the coast of Australia.

  • The Spatangoida burrow into the seabed to feed on organic material.

Surface Forms

Spatangoida singular
Spatangoidas plural

Etymology

The word Spatangoida comes from an old Greek name spatangos for heart-shaped sea urchins and the ending -oida, which means 'like' or 'group', so the name simply means the group of 'heart-shaped' urchins.