sea cucumbers

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Holothurian \Hol`o*thu"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)
   Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the
   Holothurioidea.
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   Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called {sea
         cucumbers}, {sea slugs}, {trepang}, and {b[^e]che de
         m[`e]r}. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese.
         See {Trepang}.
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