sea cucumber
An echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skinAn echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.
Meaning
1 sensesAn echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.
Seegurke
голоту́рияgolotúrija, морско́й огуре́цmorskój oguréc, трепа́нгtrepáng
- echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders
Translations
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Origin
From sea + cucumber, named in reference to its appearance. The term first appeared in commFrom sea + cucumber, named in reference to its appearance. The term first appeared in common use in the 19th century, and is a calque of French concombre de mer according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Forms
plural: sea cucumbers| Singular | sea cucumber |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders:holothurian
See also
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