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sea cucumber

noun

  1. type of echinoderm
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From sea + cucumber, named in reference to its appearance. The term first appeared in common use in the 19th century, and is a calque of French concombre de mer according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

  1. An echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.