Cucumariidae

plural noun

Cu·​cu·​ma·​ri·​idae

ˌkyük(y)əməˈrīəˌdē

: a large family of shallow-water sea cucumbers (order Dendrochirota) having a number of intricately branched oral tentacles, an internal madreporite, and a well-developed respiratory tree

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cucumaria, type genus + -idae

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