sea cucumber

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sea cucumber
    n 1: echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles
         surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud
         feeders [syn: {sea cucumber}, {holothurian}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sea cucumber \Sea" cu"cum*ber\ (Zool.)
   Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to
   the genus {Pentacta}, or {Cucumaria}, as the common American
   and European species. ({Pentacta frondosa}).
   [1913 Webster]

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]