- skw’itth’i’
- sk̓ʷit̓ᶿiʔ
- N
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sea urchin (small type, green with short spines)
Details
- Parse string
- s=√kw’itth’i’
- Interlinear gloss
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- Note
- See also xihwu large sea egg/sea urchin.
- skw’itth’i’
- sk̓ʷit̓ᶿiʔ
- Noun
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sea egg, sea urchin
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- This is a small, dull green or yellow-green sea urchin with short, crowded spines. It may be found in the intertidal area away from strongly breaking waves. The hard shell may be broken open to expose the edible roe.
- Binomial name
- [Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller)]