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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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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.
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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
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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
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“Sea cucumber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20cucumber. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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