sea cucumber

Betekenis (Engels)

An echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.

Sinonieme

sea slug

trepang

holothurian

beche-de-mer

sea leech

cucumber of the sea

bêche-de-mer

sea pig

beche de mer

Vertalings

bêche-de-mer

Holothuroidea

bicho do mar

Holothuridae

Seegurke

concombre de mer

oloturia

pepino-do-mar

holothurie

pepino de mar

zeekomkommer

holotúria

holothuroïde

biche de mer

Etimologie (Engels)

From sea + cucumber, named in reference to its appearance. The term first appeared in common use in the 19th century, and is a calque of French concombre de mer according to the Oxford English Dictionary.