Exocycloida (Noun)
Meaning
Flat sea urchins.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Flat sea urchins have a unique mode of locomotion through their distinctive movement pattern known as the exocycloida.
- Flat sea urchins create an exocycloida as a result of the synchronized movement of many individual tube feet.
- This unique form of movement by an exocycloida pattern, helps flat sea urchins achieve rapid movement and maneuvering on soft sediment.
- Their approach, like the exocycloida of flat sea urchins, displays intricate patterns and advantages over other sea urchin movements.
- Sea urchins achieve movement in the form of the rolling tide and flat sea urchins use the exocycloida to catch prey.