holothuria edulis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Holothuria edulis
    n 1: of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food
         especially by Chinese [syn: {trepang}, {Holothuria edulis}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Trepang \Tre*pang"\, n. [Malay tr[imac]pang.] (Zool.)
   Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of
   which are dried and extensively used as food in China; --
   called also {b[^e]che de mer}, {sea cucumber}, and {sea
   slug}. [Written also {tripang}.]
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of
         {Holothuria}, especially {Holothuria edulis}. They are
         taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they
         are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They
         are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup.
         [1913 Webster]