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urchin

[ur-chin] / ˈɜr tʃɪn /


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On the Carpinteria Reef, commercial fishers target crab, lobster, sea urchin, sea cucumber and, farther out, fish, including halibut, said Dave Colker, executive director of Ventura County Commercial Fishermen’s Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The first time Anaya saw an urchin, he did what most people do the first time they see it:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Usually nothing lives inside a blue hole, but cameras dropped inside the new discovery show small sponges, a species of urchin called large spatangoid, and diverse fish species.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Ora King salmon crudo was dressed in passionfruit aguachile with Tabasco oil, while a uni carbonara used creamy sea urchin in place of guanciale, finished with smoked trout roe.

From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026

“Excuse me, Miss. Have you seen my granddaughter, Mattie? She must be around here somewhere. Filthy little urchin, she is, wearing a grimy dress and a ragged cap.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Joey Jeffers, who co-owns the Thousand Islands Bait Store in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., told me he recently landed walleye on urchins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The survivors, along with fish and echinoderms such as starfish and sea urchins, went on to dominate Earth's oceans, a pattern that continues today.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

"In the supermarket, you find luxury products, sea urchins or Dom Perignon champagne, and vegetables have become extremely expensive," pushing some people to do their shopping in a neighbouring town.

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

Crinoids are part of the phylum Echinodermata which also boasts sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

There were little pieces of ancient sea urchins in my hand, mollusk shells.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan


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