sea cucumber

noun

any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having a long, leathery body with tentacles around the anterior end.

Origin of sea cucumber

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words Nearby sea cucumber

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How to use sea cucumber in a sentence

Discarded houses sink to the seafloor where they are eaten by scavengers such as sea cucumbers.
The Evolutionary Wonders in the Deep Sea - Issue 102: Hidden Truths | Annie Roth | June 30, 2021 | Nautilus
The mouth of a Sea-Cucumber is surrounded by a circlet of tentacles (partially indicated in the diagram, Fig. 38).
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life | B. Lindsay
Sea′-gher′kin, a sea-cucumber; Sea′-gill′iflower, the common thrift; Sea′-gin′ger, millipore coral.
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It may be any one of the grotesque products of Neptune's vegetable garden, a sea-cucumber, a sea-carrot, or a sea-cabbage.
Days Off | Henry Van Dyke
The beche-de-mere, or "sea cucumber," is a product of Australasian and Malaysian waters.
Commercial Geography | Jacques W. Redway

The skeleton of the Sea-Cucumber is of a very meagre description.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life | B. Lindsay

British Dictionary definitions for sea cucumber

sea cucumber

noun

any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having an elongated body covered with a leathery skin and bearing a cluster of tentacles at the oral end. They usually creep on the sea bed or burrow in sand

Origin of sea cucumber

C17: so named because of its cucumber-like shape

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Scientific definitions for sea cucumber

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