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Definition of Echinoderm family
1. Noun. A family of echinoderms.
Group relationships: Animal Kingdom, Animalia, Kingdom Animalia
Specialized synonyms: Antedonidae, Family Antedonidae, Family Holothuridae, Holothuridae
Generic synonyms: Family
Specialized synonyms: Antedonidae, Family Antedonidae, Family Holothuridae, Holothuridae
Generic synonyms: Family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Echinoderm Family
Literary usage of Echinoderm family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The European Journals of William Maclure by William Maclure, John S. Doskey (1988)
"... sea urchin—any of several sea animals of the echinoderm family, having a
flattened globular body of fused plates, covered with a spiny skin. ..."
2. Genetic Psychology: An Introduction to an Objective and Genetic View of by Edwin Asbury Kirkpatrick (1909)
"STARFISH The echinoderm family is best represented by the starfish. The general
form of the starfish is suggested by its name. Attention, however, should be ..."