heart urchin

heart ur·chin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrt ur-chin]
- /hɑrt ˈɜr tʃɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrt ur-chin]
- /hɑrt ˈɜr tʃɪn/

Definitions of heart urchin words

noun heart urchin an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering. 1
noun heart urchin any echinoderm of the genus Echinocardium, having a heart-shaped body enclosed in a rigid spiny test: class Echinoidea (sea urchins) 0
noun heart urchin any of an order (Spatangoida) of echinoid echinoderms with an elongated, somewhat heart-shaped shell 0
noun heart urchin Any echinoderm of the class Spatangoida. 0

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Origin of heart urchin

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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heart urchin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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