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sea cucumber
noun
: any of a class (Holothurioidea) of echinoderms having a tough muscular elongate body with tentacles surrounding the mouth
called also holothurian
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Researchers only found one multi-rayed sea cucumber in the Kermadec Trench, the study said.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
This Hong Kong specialty, which represents prosperity, often includes abalone, sea cucumber and an assortment of vegetables.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Suddenly, one of them heaved itself upward toward me, a sea cucumber rising to stare us down.
—Jennifer Billock, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Much of the sea life the Vezo subsist on is getting scarce, from tuna and shrimp to invertebrates known as sea cucumbers.
—Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
This Hong Kong specialty, which represents prosperity, often includes abalone, sea cucumber and an assortment of vegetables.
—Nadia Lopez, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Suddenly, one of them heaved itself upward toward me, a sea cucumber rising to stare us down.
—Jennifer Billock, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Much of the sea life the Vezo subsist on is getting scarce, from tuna and shrimp to invertebrates known as sea cucumbers.
—Sira Thierij, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Sea cucumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20cucumber. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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