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noun

Sea cucumber n. (Zool.) Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to the genus Pentacta, or Cucumaria, as the common American and European species. (Pentacta frondosa).

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Sea cucumber" Quotes from Famous Books

... on the coast of Europe; most of the product is preserved, or made into the well-known "anchovy sauce." The beche-de-mere, or "sea cucumber," is a product of Australasian and Malaysian waters. Almost the whole catch is purchased by the Chinese, and it is exported to all countries ...

— Commercial Geography - A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges • Jacques W. Redway

Words linked to "Sea cucumber" : echinoderm, holothurian, class Holothuroidea, trepang, Holothuria edulis, Holothuroidea