riccio di mare

Italian - English

Definition of riccio di mare in Italian English dictionary

sea urchin

Mary is a sea urchin. - Mary è un riccio di mare.

Christopher Columbus once accidentally ate a sea urchin. Then, he did it a second time... intentionally. - Cristoforo Colombo una volta ha accidentalmente mangiato un riccio di mare. Poi, lo ha fatto una seconda volta... intenzionalmente.

Any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern

spherical sea creature with a spiny exterior

shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells

Any one of numerous species of echinoderms of the order Echinoidea

A sea urchin is a small round sea creature that has a hard shell covered with sharp points. Any of various echinoderms of the class Echinoidea, having a soft body enclosed in a round, symmetrical, calcareous shell covered with long spines. Any of about 700 species (class Echinoidea) of echinoderms found worldwide. Sea urchins have a globular body covered with movable, sometimes poisonous, spines up to 12 in. (30 cm) long. Pores along the internal skeleton accommodate slender, extensible, often sucker-tipped tube feet. Sea urchins live on the seafloor and use their tube feet or spines to move about. The mouth is on the body's underside; teeth are extruded to scrape algae and other food from rocks. Some species excavate hiding places in coral, rock, or even steel. Roe of some species is eaten in certain countries

Hyphenation

Ric·cio di mare

Turkish pronunciation

riçiō day mer

Pronunciation

/ˈrēʧēō ˈdī ˈmer/ /ˈriːʧiːoʊ ˈdaɪ ˈmɛr/