sea urchin
noun
: any of numerous echinoderms (class Echinoidea) that are usually enclosed in thin brittle globular tests covered with movable spines
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Don’t be fooled by its aristocratic interiors—rates start at around $180 per night—and be sure to make reservations at the hotel’s excellent Asturian restaurant, whose dishes spotlight local ingredients like sea urchin caviar and smoked Los Caserinos cheese.
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Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
The Michelin Guide says Kammerer elevates delicacies like sea urchin while utilizing more humble ingredients, like seaweed harvested from the nearby coastline or lace lichen plucked from overhanging trees.
—Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
But by night, the specials and omakase options introduce Midwestern diners to the depths of the sea: abalone, eel, sea urchin, blood clams, live scallops and monk fish liver.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
There will always be crudo on the menu, whether that’s local halibut or scallop or salmon, and occasionally a sea urchin.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
And if sea otters were to suffer such losses, that would endanger the health of California’s vast kelp forests, which would be left prey to sea urchins, said Christine Johnson, professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health at UC Davis.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Within them, researchers spotted squat lobsters, sea urchins, and small crustaceans known as amphipods.
—Priya Shukla, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
These are the remains of shells, sea urchins, coral, plankton, and diatoms that drifted down to what was a seabed 25 million years ago, forming thick sheets of limestone.
—Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Expect gourmet Italian specialties like sea urchin and truffle dishes.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024
Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
The Michelin Guide says Kammerer elevates delicacies like sea urchin while utilizing more humble ingredients, like seaweed harvested from the nearby coastline or lace lichen plucked from overhanging trees.
—Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
But by night, the specials and omakase options introduce Midwestern diners to the depths of the sea: abalone, eel, sea urchin, blood clams, live scallops and monk fish liver.
—Jill Wendholt Silva, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
There will always be crudo on the menu, whether that’s local halibut or scallop or salmon, and occasionally a sea urchin.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
And if sea otters were to suffer such losses, that would endanger the health of California’s vast kelp forests, which would be left prey to sea urchins, said Christine Johnson, professor of epidemiology and ecosystem health at UC Davis.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Within them, researchers spotted squat lobsters, sea urchins, and small crustaceans known as amphipods.
—Priya Shukla, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
These are the remains of shells, sea urchins, coral, plankton, and diatoms that drifted down to what was a seabed 25 million years ago, forming thick sheets of limestone.
—Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Expect gourmet Italian specialties like sea urchin and truffle dishes.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Sea urchin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20urchin. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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