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}. [1913 Webster]
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Sea cucumber — For the food product made from sea cucumber, see Sea cucumber (food). Sea cucumber A sea cucumber from the Mediterranean Sea Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Sea Slug missile — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes is UK=yes caption=Sea Slug Mk. II missile name=Sea Slug type=surface to air missile origin=UK era=Cold War launch platform=Ship target=Aircraft manufacturer=Armstrong Whitworth design date=Mark 1; 1961 Mark 2; 1965… … Wikipedia
Sea angel — Taxobox name = Sea angel image width = 240px image caption = Clione limacina regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda subclassis = Orthogastropoda superordo = Heterobranchia ordo = Opisthobranchia subordo = Gymnosomata subdivision … Wikipedia
sea anemone — any sedentary marine animal of the phylum Coelenterata, having a columnar body and one or more circles of tentacles surrounding the mouth. [1735 45] * * * Any of more than 1,000 cnidarian species in the order Actiniaria, found from the tidal zone … Universalium
sea cucumbers — Holothurian Hol o*thu ri*an, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Belonging to the Holothurioidea. n. One of the Holothurioidea. [1913 Webster] Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called {sea cucumbers}, {sea slugs}, {trepang}, and {b[^e]che de m[ e]r}. Many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea slug — noun any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell less and often beautifully colored body • Syn: ↑nudibranch • Hypernyms: ↑gastropod, ↑univalve • Hyponyms: ↑Hermissenda crassicornis … Useful english dictionary
Sea slug — Slug Slug, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful; cf. LG. slukk low spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak, slek, a snail.] 1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] Bacon … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elephant seal — Sea elephant redirects here. This may also refer to sea slugs of superfamily Pterotracheoidea. Elephant seal Male and female northern elephant seals Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Dorididae — Sea lemon Doris odhneri Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
gastropod — /gas treuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc. adj. 2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods. [1820 30; < NL Gast(e)ropoda a class of mollusks.… … Universalium
