Plural of urchin
regular plural
The plural of urchin is urchins.
Forms of urchin
| Singular | urchin /ˈɜːtʃɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | urchins |
| Countable | countable |
Urchins in a sentence
- And like these fresh green things were the dozens of babies, tots, toddlers, noisy urchins, laughing girls, a whole multitude of children of one family.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 7, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
- Sea urchins, for example, release between ten and one hundred billion sperm with every ejaculation.2016, Marah J. Hardt, Sex in the Sea, →ISBN. From the entry spew
- The rest of the year he catches bluefin tuna and dives for sea urchins.2015 August 18, Christoph Gelfand, “'Diving for Scallops'”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry tender
- The class of animals (Echinoidea) that sea urchins belong to includes sand dollars and heart urchins.2007, Marian Armstrong, Wildlife and Plants, 3rd edition, volume 16, page 967. From the entry heart urchin
- All the urchins of the marketplace formed a processional tail behind him.1993, Vikram Seth, A Suitable Boy, Boston: Little, Brown, Part Fourteen, 14.4, p. 965. From the entry processional
Meaning of urchin
- noun A hedgehog.
- noun A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form of a hedgehog.
- noun A mischievous child.
Questions about the plural of urchin
- What is the plural of urchin?
- The plural of urchin is urchins.
- Is urchin countable?
- Urchin is a countable noun.
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