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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Underneath its body, two zigzagging rows of tube feet with 62 in each row, and another two rows with 45 tube feet per row, help the sea cucumber get around, researchers said. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024 Starfish are more closely related to scum-sucking sea cucumbers and prickly sea urchins. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024 Labrador sea cucumbers can reach about 0.5 inches in length, the study said. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024 The Chandler location offers fresh produce, meat and seafood, including harder-to-find varieties like black sea cucumber and fresh eel. Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sea cucumber 

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sea cucumber was in 1841

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“Sea cucumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20cucumber. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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sea cucumber

noun
: any of a class of invertebrate sea animals that are echinoderms with a long tough flexible muscular body resembling a cucumber and having tentacles surrounding the mouth at one end

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