- genus Holothuria
- nountype genus of the Holothuridae• Syn: ↑Holothuria• Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Holothuridae, ↑family Holothuridae• Member Meronyms: ↑trepang, ↑Holothuria edulis
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genus Holothuria
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Holothuria mexicana — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Holothuroidea … Wikipedia
Holothuria — noun type genus of the Holothuridae • Syn: ↑genus Holothuria • Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Holothuridae, ↑family Holothuridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Holothuria edulis — noun of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese • Syn: ↑trepang • Hypernyms: ↑sea cucumber, ↑holothurian • Member Holonyms: ↑Holothuria, ↑genus Holothuria … Useful english dictionary
Holothuria — Hol·o·thu·ria (hōl″o thuґre ə) the most common genus of sea cucumbers; several species contain toxic holothurin … Medical dictionary
echinoderm genus — noun a genus of echinoderms • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Euryale, ↑genus Euryale, ↑Astrophyton, ↑genus Astrophyton, ↑Gorgonocephalus, ↑genus Gorgonocephalus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea cucumber — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having a long, leathery body with tentacles around the anterior end. [1595 1605] * * * Any of 1,100 species of echinoderms constituting the class Holothurioidea, found in all oceans, mostly in shallow… … Universalium
family Holothuridae — noun a family of Holothuroidea • Syn: ↑Holothuridae • Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm family • Member Holonyms: ↑Holothuroidea, ↑class Holothuroidea • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Holothuridae — noun a family of Holothuroidea • Syn: ↑family Holothuridae • Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm family • Member Holonyms: ↑Holothuroidea, ↑class Holothuroidea • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea cucumber — any of several species of cylindrical echinoderms, especially those of the genus Holothuria. They are eaten as delicacies in Asia, but some species contain the hemotoxin holothurin … Medical dictionary
holothurin — holo·thu·rin (hōl″o thooґrin) a hemotoxic mixture of steroid glycosides obtained from sea cucumbers of the genus Holothuria … Medical dictionary
