Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echinoderm

/ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɝm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: e-chi-no-derm
IPA: /ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɝm/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars.

Example Sentences

"Comparatively few additions were therefore made to the previously known Echinoderm-fauna of Brazil, only a single species, a Leptasterias, being with certainty new to science."
"Many echinoderms are still bilateral as larvae, and swim freely in the ocean like baby fish."

Etymology

From French échinoderme, corresponding to echino- + -derm, after plural of 18th-century Latin echinoderma.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Prefix: echino
Root: échinoderme, echinoderma
Suffix: derm

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɝm/
British English: /ɪˈkaɪnə(ʊ)ˌdɜːm/

Inflected Forms

echinoderms (plural)

Derived Forms

echinodermal echinodermic

Frequently Paired Words

echinoid

Questions

How do you pronounce echinoderm?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɝm/.
What does echinoderm mean?: An animal of the phylum Echinodermata, comprising radially symmetric, spiny-skinned marine animals including seastars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sand dollars.
Where does echinoderm come from?: It is traced to French.

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