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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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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
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First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
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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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