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erizo

erizo noun: a sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).

Noun

erizo (plural erizos)

  1. (obsolete) A sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).
    • The erizo, or water hedge-hog, is very like the armado, but not quite so large.1774, Thomas Falkner, A Description of Patagonia, And The Adjoining Parts of South America

Forms of erizo

pluralerizos

Origin of erizo

Borrowed from Spanish erizo.

Questions about erizo

What does erizo mean?
Erizo means a sea urchin (Echinoidea spp.).
What part of speech is erizo?
Erizo is a noun.
What is the plural of erizo?
The plural of erizo is erizos.

Words near erizo in the dictionary

  1. Eritreans
  2. Eritreo-
  3. Erivan
  4. erization
  5. erizational
  6. erizo
  7. erizos
  8. erk
  9. Erker
  10. Erkers
  11. erkier

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