sea cucumber
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sea cucumber
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From sea + cucumber, named in reference to its appearance. The term first appeared in common use in the 19th century, and is a calque of French concombre de mer according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
noun sea cucumbers
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An echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.
Similar: bêche-de-mer, holothurian, trepang, holothure
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noun sea cucumber
| Español | holoturoideo, pepino de mar, cohombro, carajo de mar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해삼 haesam |
| 日本語 | 海鼠 namako, ナマコ namako |
| 中文 | 海參 /海参 hǎishēn |
| Português | holotúria, pepino-do-mar |
| Français | bêche-de-mer, holothurie, concombre de mer |
| Deutsch | Seegurke |
| Italiano | cetriolo di mare, oloturia |
| Ελληνικά | ολοθούριο olothoúrio, αγγούρι της θάλασσας angoúri tis thálassas |
| Română | castravete de mare |
| Русский | голоту́рия golotúrija, морско́й огуре́ц morskój oguréc, трепа́нг trepáng |
| Tiếng Việt | hải sâm, đồn đột, rum, dưa chuột biển, đỉa biển, đỉa bể |
| العربية | خيار البحر |
| עברית | מְלָפְפוֹן יָם m'laf'fon yam |
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