Centrotus

/senˈtroʊtəs/ noun

A genus of marine spiny-skinned animals (echinoderms) that includes sea urchins with distinctive curved spines.

From Latin 'centrum' (center) + Greek 'otos' (ear). Named for the distinctive ear-like appearance of structures in this genus.

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