Index of English words, starting with "ec"

(1) - Echinite (n.) A fossil echinoid.

(1) - Echinococcus (n.) A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the Taenia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog.

(1) - Echinoderm (n.) One of the Echinodermata.

(1) - Echinodermatous (a.) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.

(1) - Echinoid (n.) One of the Echinoidea.
(2) - Echinoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the Echinoidea.