Holothuria edulis — noun of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese • Syn: ↑trepang • Hypernyms: ↑sea cucumber, ↑holothurian • Member Holonyms: ↑Holothuria, ↑genus Holothuria … Useful english dictionary
Holothuria — noun type genus of the Holothuridae • Syn: ↑genus Holothuria • Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Holothuridae, ↑family Holothuridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Holothuria — noun type genus of the Holothuridae • Syn: ↑Holothuria • Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Holothuridae, ↑family Holothuridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of echinoderms of the Houtman Abrolhos — The marine waters of the Houtman Abrolhos, an island chain off the coast of Western Australia, has been recorded as containing 172 species of echinoderm in ?? genera. This extremely high diversity has been attributed to a combination of factors,… … Wikipedia
ολοθουρία — (holothurius). θαλάσσιο εχινόδερμα της τάξης των ασπιδοχειρωτών της ομοταξίας των ολοθουροειδών. Με το κυλινδρικό σχήμα του σώματος και το ατρακτοειδές σχήμα των άκρων τους, πολλά είδη ο. ονομάζονται συνήθως αγγούρια της θάλασσας. Εξωτερικά, η ο … Dictionary of Greek
beche de mer — Trepang Tre*pang , n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea cucumber — Trepang Tre*pang , n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea slug — Trepang Tre*pang , n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trepang — Tre*pang , n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tripang — Trepang Tre*pang , n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
