The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sea urchin \Sea" ur"chin\ (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms of the order Echinoidea. Note: When living they are covered with movable spines which are often long and sharp. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sea urchin n 1: shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells