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sea cucumber
noun
: any of a class (Holothurioidea) of echinoderms having a tough muscular elongated body with tentacles surrounding the mouth
called also holothurian
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Every few minutes Baya would dive down to point out a foot-long sea cucumber, or a cluster of blue, black, and yellow sea stars scattered on the seabed.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Thousands of sea cucumbers are overtaking the beach in a coastal town.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Thousands of sea cucumbers are overtaking the beach in a coastal town.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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 25 Feb. 2026.
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