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holothurian

noun
ho·​lo·​thu·​ri·​an | \ ˌhō-lə-ˈthu̇r-ē-ən How to pronounce holothurian (audio) , -ˈthyu̇r-, ˌhä-\

Definition of holothurian

: sea cucumber
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holothurian adjective

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 Marine invertebrates—from octopuses to hermit crabs and creatures like the bizarre holothurians—are the focus of this photography book. — Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, "Tim Flannery," 7 Mar. 2019

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First Known Use of holothurian

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for holothurian

New Latin Holothuria, a sea cucumber genus (going back to Latin, plural of holothūrion, zoophyte-like sea creature of uncertain identity, borrowed from Greek holothoúrion, of obscure origin) + -an entry 1

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