urchins
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"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 these cases, intense grazing by urchins can strip seafloors of plant life, damaging marine habitats and creating so-called "urchin barrens."
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025
Sunflower sea stars used to prey on the urchins, keeping them in check.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025
He dodged in and out among the homebound workers, shouting greetings to Kai the baker’s boy and a few other urchins he knew.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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