Definition of sea cucumber. Meaning of sea cucumber. Synonyms of sea cucumber

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Definition of sea cucumber

Sea cucumber
Sea cucumber Sea" cu"cum*ber (Zo["o]l.) Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to the genus Pentacta, or Cucumaria, as the common American and European species. (P. frondosa).
sea cucumber
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.

Meaning of sea cucumber from wikipedia

- Sea cu****bers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (/ˌhɒləˌθjʊəˈrɔɪdiə, ˌhoʊlə-/ HOL-ə-thyuu-ROY-dee-ə, HOH-lə-). They are marine animals with...
- Sea cu****bers are marine animals of the class Holothuroidea. They can be used as food, in fresh or dried form, in various cuisines. In some cultural contexts...
- The California sea cu****ber (Apostichopus californicus), also known as the giant California sea cu****ber, is a sea cu****ber that can be found from the...
- Sea cu****ber stocks have been overexploited in the wild, resulting in incentives to grow them by aquaculture. Aquaculture means the sea cu****bers are...
- resembles a cu****ber Cu****ber blessing Cu****ber cake Cu****ber juice Cu****ber raita Cu****ber sandwich Cu****ber soda Cu****ber soup Sea cu****ber, named for...
- The orange-footed sea cu****ber (Cu****aria frondosa) is the largest sea cu****ber in New England, United States. It is one of the most abundant and widespread...
- which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cu****bers, as well as the sessile sea lilies or "stone lilies". While bilaterally...
- million years ago. The closest echinoderm relatives of the sea urchin are the sea cu****bers (Holothuroidea), which like them are deuterostomes, a clade...
- Synapta maculata, the snake sea cu****ber, is a species of sea cu****ber in the family Synaptidae. It is found in shallow waters in the tropical Indo-Pacific...
- pineapple sea cu****ber, oloturia ananas, tripang, prickly skin cu****ber, pointed teat sea cu****ber, armoured sea cu****ber, giant sea cu****ber, sand fish...