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sea cucumber
(encz) | sea cucumber, n: |
Sea cucumber
(gcide) | Sea cucumber \Sea" cu"cum*ber\ (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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sea cucumber
(gcide) | Trepang \Tre*pang"\, n. [Malay tr[imac]pang.] (Zool.)
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.]
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Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of
Holothuria, especially Holothuria 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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sea cucumber
(wn) | sea cucumber
n 1: echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles
surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud
feeders [syn: sea cucumber, holothurian] |
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Sea cucumber
(gcide) | Sea cucumber \Sea" cu"cum*ber\ (Zool.)
Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to
the genus Pentacta, or Cucumaria, as the common American
and European species. (Pentacta frondosa).
[1913 Webster]Trepang \Tre*pang"\, n. [Malay tr[imac]pang.] (Zool.)
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.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of
Holothuria, especially Holothuria 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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sea cucumbers
(gcide) | Holothurian \Hol`o*thu"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)
Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the
Holothurioidea.
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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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