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sea cu·cum·ber

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sea cucumber, holothuriannoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. sea cucumbernoun

    an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.

Wikipedia

  1. Sea cucumber

    Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea. They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothurian species worldwide is about 1,717 with the greatest number being in the Asia Pacific region. Many of these are gathered for human consumption and some species are cultivated in aquaculture systems. The harvested product is variously referred to as trepang, namako, bêche-de-mer or balate. Sea cucumbers serve a useful role in the marine ecosystem as they help recycle nutrients, breaking down detritus and other organic matter after which bacteria can continue the degradation process.Like all echinoderms, sea cucumbers have an endoskeleton just below the skin, calcified structures that are usually reduced to isolated microscopic ossicles (or sclerietes) joined by connective tissue. In some species these can sometimes be enlarged to flattened plates, forming an armour. In pelagic species such as Pelagothuria natatrix (Order Elasipodida, family Pelagothuriidae), the skeleton is absent and there is no calcareous ring.The sea cucumbers are named after their resemblance to the fruit of the cucumber plant.

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  1. sea cucumber

    A sea cucumber is a type of marine animal found in various parts of the world's oceans. Belonging to the class Holothuroidea, it is characterized by a long, cylindrical body, small tentacle-like tube feet, and the absence of hard body parts. It is known for its flexibility, ability to squeeze into narrow spaces and its unique defense mechanism of expelling its internal organs when threatened. Many sea cucumbers are scavengers, feeding on detritus and small organisms in the ocean sediment. They are considered as delicacies in many cultures and also used in traditional medicine.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sea cucumber

    any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to the genus Pentacta, or Cucumaria, as the common American and European species. (P. frondosa)

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  1. Sea cucumber

    Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea. They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothurian species worldwide is about 1,250 with the greatest number being in the Asia Pacific region. Many of these are gathered for human consumption and some species are cultivated in aquaculture systems. The harvested product is variously referred to as trepang, bêche-de-mer or balate. Sea cucumbers serve a useful purpose in the marine ecosystem as they help recycle nutrients, breaking down detritus and other organic matter after which bacteria can continue the degradation process. Like all echinoderms, sea cucumbers have an endoskeleton just below the skin, calcified structures that are usually reduced to isolated microscopic ossicles joined by connective tissue. In some species these can sometimes be enlarged to flattened plates, forming an armour. In pelagic species such as Pelagothuria natatrix, the skeleton and a calcareous ring are absent. The sea cucumbers are named for their resemblance to the fruit cucumber.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sea cucumber in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sea cucumber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sea cucumber in a Sentence

  1. Daisann McLane:

    Shark's fin is one of the' four treasures' of Chinese dried seafood, along with fish maw, dried abalone and sea cucumber, all four are expensive products that are valued for their rarity and also for their texture.

  2. Jeffrey Thompson:

    We carried out a number of analyses to work out whether Sollasina was more closely related to sea cucumbers or sea urchins, to our surprise, the results suggest it was an ancient sea cucumber. This helps us understand the changes that occurred during the early evolution of the group, which ultimately gave rise to the slug-like forms we see today.


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