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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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City leaders were also exploring mariculture—raising seaweed, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins.
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WIRED, 15 July 2023
City leaders were also exploring mariculture — raising seaweed, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins.
—Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2023
Amphipods Along with sea cucumbers, tiny flea-like crustaceans known as amphipods are the most abundant animal in the hadal zone.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
From slimy sea cucumbers to fan-like sea lilies, the mysterious creatures live in complete darkness.
—Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2023
Go to the Eco-Discovery Center for an introduction to the local marine ecosystem, followed by a trip to the Key West Aquarium, where kids can touch and hold starfish, sea cucumbers, and conches.
—Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
While a melting, shape-shifting robot sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, the team actually found their inspiration in a marine animal here on Earth: a sea cucumber.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023
This version comes with a lot of seafood — abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber, prawns — along with roasted duck, black moss and more.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
Moments such as a blind student’s tactile impressions of a sea cucumber serve as springboards for ruminations on a natural world far bigger and more complicated than any one person’s perception of it.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2013
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WIRED, 15 July 2023
City leaders were also exploring mariculture — raising seaweed, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins.
—Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2023
Amphipods Along with sea cucumbers, tiny flea-like crustaceans known as amphipods are the most abundant animal in the hadal zone.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
From slimy sea cucumbers to fan-like sea lilies, the mysterious creatures live in complete darkness.
—Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2023
Go to the Eco-Discovery Center for an introduction to the local marine ecosystem, followed by a trip to the Key West Aquarium, where kids can touch and hold starfish, sea cucumbers, and conches.
—Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
While a melting, shape-shifting robot sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, the team actually found their inspiration in a marine animal here on Earth: a sea cucumber.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023
This version comes with a lot of seafood — abalone, fish maw, sea cucumber, prawns — along with roasted duck, black moss and more.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2021
Moments such as a blind student’s tactile impressions of a sea cucumber serve as springboards for ruminations on a natural world far bigger and more complicated than any one person’s perception of it.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2013
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First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
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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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