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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Townsend, 29, said of sea cucumbers that were among the dishes available in a video posted on her Instagram account that has since been deleted. Peter Guo, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 Townsend said at one point regarding a dish featuring sea cucumbers. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Some of the dishes included turtle, bull frogs and sea cucumber – all considered traditional ingredients in China and many other parts of the world. Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 In many cultures, sea cucumbers are considered a delicacy and are often used in traditional medicine. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sea cucumber

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sea cucumber was in 1841

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“Sea cucumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20cucumber. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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sea cucumber

noun
: any of a class of invertebrate sea animals that are echinoderms with a long tough flexible muscular body resembling a cucumber and having tentacles surrounding the mouth at one end

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