About The Word Holothurian
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Holothurian
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What's The Definition Of Holothurian?
[n] echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Holothurian: sea cucumber Related Terms | Find terms related to Holothurian: See Also | class Holothuroidea | echinoderm | Holothuria edulis | Holothuroidea | trepang Holothurian In Webster's Dictionary \Hol`o*thu"ri*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the
Holothurioidea.
Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called {sea
cucumbers}, {sea slugs}, {trepang}, and {b[^e]che de
m[`e]r}. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese.
See {Trepang}.
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