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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Echinodermata \E*chi`no*der"ma*ta\ ([-e]*k[imac]`n[-o]*d[~e]r"m[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl [NL., fr Gr 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos, skin.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. [Written also {Echinoderma}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Echinodermata n : radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers [syn: {Echinodermata}, {phylum Echinodermata}]
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