Sea Urchin is a marine invertebrate with a spherical, spiny shell. The term combines sea (the ocean) with urchin, a small, spiky echinoderm; the creature is notable for its sharp spines and beak-like mouth. In everyday speech, it refers specifically to the echinoderm found in coastal habitats, or metaphorically as something spiky or difficult to handle in figurative language.
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