urchin
The origin and history of urchin.
Etymology
From Middle English yrchoun, "hedgehog," ultimately from Latin ēricius — the sea creature and the scruffy child were both named for their resemblance to a hedgehog's spines.
The origin and history of urchin.
From Middle English yrchoun, "hedgehog," ultimately from Latin ēricius — the sea creature and the scruffy child were both named for their resemblance to a hedgehog's spines.
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