trepang

T1R1E1P3A1N1G2
UK/tɹɪˈpaŋ/

noun

Synonym of sea cucumber.

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sea cucumberHolothuria edulis
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Meanings

nountrepang (plural trepangs)

plural trepangs · alternative teripang · alternative tripang

  1. Synonym of sea cucumber.

    The results of all methods on the RUIE detection dataset are shown in Fig. 8, where our method not only achieves superior enhancement but also outperforms other methods in the detection of distant urchins and trepangs.

    2025 June 28, Zengxi Zhang, Zhiying Jiang, Long Ma, Jinyuan Liu, Xin Fan, Risheng Liu, “HUPE: Heuristic Underwater Perceptual Enhancement with Semantic Collaborative Learning”, in International Journal of Computer Vision, volume 133, number 6, Springer, →DOI, →ISSN, page 3270
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    There had been a drop in the mother-of-pearl shell market and quite a few of the pearling luggers had turned their attention to diving for trepang, which had survived the ravages of the depression and was easy to recover, lying in shallow waters.

    1988, Tom Cole, Hell West and Crooked, Angus & Robertson, published 1995, page 266

    Synonyms: sea cucumber

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of sea cucumber.

More synonyms by meaning

nounof warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese

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Holothuria edulis
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Origin

  1. Malayteripang
  2. Malayteripang
  3. Englishtrepang

Borrowed from Malay teripang.

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APA

trepang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trepang

MLA

“trepang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trepang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trepang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trepang.

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