sea cucumber

noun

: any of a class (Holothurioidea) of echinoderms having a tough muscular elongate body with tentacles surrounding the mouth

called also holothurian

Illustration of sea cucumber

Illustration of sea cucumber

Examples of sea cucumber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Starfish are more closely related to scum-sucking sea cucumbers and prickly sea urchins. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024 Labrador sea cucumbers can reach about 0.5 inches in length, the study said. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024 The Chandler location offers fresh produce, meat and seafood, including harder-to-find varieties like black sea cucumber and fresh eel. Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024 The diverse all-day menu serves everything from sea cucumbers and bird’s nest soup to porridge and clay hot pots. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sea cucumber 

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Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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