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— English words —

• echinus n. A sea urchin.
• echinus n. (Architecture) The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which…
• echinus n. (Architecture) The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.
• echinus n. (Architecture) The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.

— International convention —

• Echinus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Echinidae – certain sea urchins.

— In Latin —

• echinus n.subs. Piscis quidam ex cancrorum genere, cui spinae pro pedibus…
• echinus n.subs. Animal terrestre, spinis undique vestitum.

33 English words from 5 English definitions

anchor and Architecture because bell capital certain dart Doric egg family forming genus Grecian identified moulding often ovolo quarter Roman round rounded sea sea␣urchin sea␣urchins style taxonomic the urchin urchins which with within

5 English words from 2 foreign definitions

Animal pedibus pro quidam spinae

6 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

Animal␣terrestre cui genere Piscis terrestre undique

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

echinuses

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

antechinuses

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

antechinus

13 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

chi Chi CHI Ch'i Chi. chin Chin Ch'in ECH hin Hin nus NUS

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

IHC NIH sun Sun Sun. suni uni uni-

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Su-ch'ien

9 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

chequins chuseing chutnies dunceish fuchsine munchies quinches subniche unniches

12 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Chiens chines chinse chunis Cineus cunies Husein inches incuse niches unches Unices

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