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equinodermo

Pronunciation: /e.ki.noˈdɛʁ.mu/

“equinodermo” is a Portuguese word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. echinodermal

noun

  1. echinoderm (member of the Echinodermata)

In Portuguese

  1. que se pode referir aos equinodermos
  2. a espécime em que os equinodermos estão inseridos
  3. filo dos animais marinhos definidos por serem invertebrados cujo esqueleto (interno) é composto por ossículos calcários, sendo seu corpo encoberto por espinhos ou tubérculos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin echinoderma. By surface analysis, equino- + -dermo.

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