holothurian
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Holothurian — Hol o*thu ri*an, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Belonging to the Holothurioidea. n. One of the Holothurioidea. [1913 Webster] Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called {sea cucumbers}, {sea slugs}, {trepang}, and {b[^e]che de m[ e]r}. Many are used as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
holothurian — [häl΄ōthoor′ē ən, hō′ləthoor′ē ən, häl΄ōthyoor′ē ən, hō′ləthyoor′ē ən] n. [< L holothuria, pl. < Gr holothouria, pl. of holothourion, kind of water polyp] any of a class (Holothuroidea) of echinoderms with an elongated, flexible, wormlike… … English World dictionary
holothurian — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek holothourion water polyp Date: circa 1842 sea cucumber • holothurian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
holothurian — /hol euh thoor ee euhn, hoh leuh /, n. 1. any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, comprising the sea cucumbers. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Holothuroidea. Also, holothurioid /hol euh thoor ee oyd /. [1835 45; < NL Holothuri(a) genus … Universalium
holothurian — [ˌhɒlə(ʊ) θjʊərɪən] noun Zoology a sea cucumber. Origin C19: from the mod. L. genus name Holothuria (from Gk holothourion, denoting a kind of zoophyte) + an … English new terms dictionary
holothurian — hol·o·thu·ri·an … English syllables
holothurian — hol•o•thu•ri•an [[t]ˌhɒl əˈθʊər i ən, ˌhoʊ lə [/t]] n. 1) ivt any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, comprising the sea cucumbers 2) ivt of or belonging to the Holothuroidea • Etymology: 1835–45; < NL Holothuri(a) genus name (pl. of L… … From formal English to slang
holothurian — /hɒləˈθjuriən/ (say holuh thyoohreeuhn), / ˈθjʊər / (say thyoouhr ) noun any of the Holothuroidea, a class of echinoderms having a long leathery body and tentacles round the anterior end as the sea cucumber. {New Latin Holothuria genus name (from …
holothurian — n. sea cucumber … Dictionary of difficult words
holothurian — See sea cucumber … English-Hawaiian dictionary
