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holothurian

DEFINITIONS OF: holothurian

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n echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders

Synonyms:
sea cucumber
Types:
Holothuria edulis, trepang
of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese
Type of:
echinoderm
marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
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