Echinus may refer to:
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Echinus (Acarnania)
Echinus or Echinos ( el, Εχῖνος) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek town of Acarnania. Legend has it that it was founded by a Greek mythology, Greek mythological figure named Echinus (mythology), Echinus. It is mentioned by the poet Rhianu ...
, a town in ancient Acarnania, Greece
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Echinus (Thessaly), a town in ancient Thessaly, Greece; also a Roman Catholic titular bishopric
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Echinus (molding)
The ovolo or echinus is a convex decorative molding profile used in architectural ornamentation. Its profile is a quarter to a half of a more or less flattened circle.
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, a molding similar to the ovolo
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''Echinus'' (sea urchin), a genus of animals
* ''Echinus'' (plant), a synonym for the plant genus ''
Mallotus
''Mallotus'' may refer to:
* ''Mallotus'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Osmeridae
* ''Mallotus'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae
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