urchins
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There are those who argue urchins are a triumph of packaging, their boxes and tubes designed to look like toy store collectibles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Fish, mobile snails, sea urchins, and bivalves such as clams, oysters, and mussels all require faster metabolisms to support movement and, in many cases, predatory lifestyles.
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
In short order, I’d come upon the three urchins, more intent on skipping stones across the creek than filling their buckets.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
