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Definition of Holothuria

Holothuria
Trepang Tre*pang", n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; -- called also b[^e]che de mer, sea cucumber, and sea slug. [Written also tripang.] Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of Holothuria, especially H. edulis. They are taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup.

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- 1914 Holothuria enalia Lampert, 1885 Holothuria floridana Pourtalés, 1851 Holothuria grisea Selenka, 1867 Holothuria inornata Semper, 1868 Holothuria manningi...
- Holothuria scabra, or sandfish, is a species of sea cu****ber in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus Metriatyla by Rowe in 1969 and...
- Holothuria atra, commonly known as the black sea cu****ber or lollyfish, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed...
- Holothuria leucospilota, commonly known as the black sea cu****ber or black tarzan, is a species of marine invertebrate in the family Holothuriidae. It...
- 1829 Velaria Haeckel, 1888 (Species) Armenista sigmoides Haeckel, 1888 Holothuria spirans Forsskål, 1775 Medusa pocillum Montagu, 1815 Medusa velella Linnaeus...
- Pseudocolochirus ("sea apple"). Holothuria leucospilota Isostichopus badionotus Thelenota rubralineata Holothuria fuscopunctata Bohadschia argus Sea...
- Holothuria edulis, commonly known as the edible sea cu****ber or the pink and black sea cu****ber, is a species of echinoderm in the family Holothuriidae...
- Holothuria mexicana, the donkey dung sea cu****ber, is commonly found in the Caribbean and the Azores. It is a commercially important aspidochirote (sediment...
- include: Holothuria edulis (Pinkfish, or common edible sea cu****ber, or the pink and black sea cu****ber) Holothuria scabra (sandfish) Holothuria arguinensis...
- Holothuria (Microthele) whitmaei, commonly known as the black teatfish, is a species of sea cu****ber in the family Holothuriidae. The sea cu****ber is distributed...