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sea cucumber
noun
: any of a class (Holothurioidea) of echinoderms having a tough muscular elongate body with tentacles surrounding the mouth
called also holothurian
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Few animals seem less animal-like than sea cucumbers.
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Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
Nodules provide a habitat to species including sponges, soft corals and sea anemones and the muddy abyssal plains are home to sea cucumbers, starfish, anemones, crustaceans, worms and sponges.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Used for centuries in traditional medicines, particularly in Asia, sea cucumbers are rich in bioactive compounds with potential medicinal benefits.
—Paul McClure 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2025
The dark hole at the top is the sea cucumber’s mouth.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Katarina Zimmer, JSTOR Daily, 15 May 2025
Nodules provide a habitat to species including sponges, soft corals and sea anemones and the muddy abyssal plains are home to sea cucumbers, starfish, anemones, crustaceans, worms and sponges.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Used for centuries in traditional medicines, particularly in Asia, sea cucumbers are rich in bioactive compounds with potential medicinal benefits.
—Paul McClure 10, New Atlas, 10 June 2025
The dark hole at the top is the sea cucumber’s mouth.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Sea cucumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20cucumber. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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