holothurian

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adjective

Of or relating to sea cucumbers.

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sea cucumber
OriginAncient Greek ὁλοθούριον →
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Meanings

adjectiveholothurian (comparative more holothurian, superlative most holothurian)

comparative more holothurian · superlative most holothurian

  1. Of or relating to sea cucumbers.
nounholothurian (plural holothurians)

plural holothurians

  1. Synonym of sea cucumber.

    Synonyms: sea cucumber

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of sea cucumber.

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sea cucumber

More synonyms by meaning

nounechinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders

Similar
sea cucumber
Broader
echinoderm
Also see
sea cucumber

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὁλοθούριον“holothurium”
  2. Englishholothurian

From Ancient Greek ὁλοθούριον (holothoúrion, “holothurium”).

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APA

holothurian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holothurian

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“holothurian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holothurian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holothurian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holothurian.

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