Hol·o·thu·ria
| \ ˌhälōˈthu̇rēə, ˌhōl- \
Definition of Holothuria
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: a Linnaean genus containing various rather wormlike aquatic animals (as some gephyreans and holothurians) originally thought to be modified mollusks
2
: a large cosmopolitan genus of holothurians that is the type of the family Holothuriidae and is characterized by the presence of scattered more or less papillate pedicels — compare trepang
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“Holothuria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holothuria. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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