sea cucumber
Senso (Inglese)
An echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin.
Concetti
sinonimi
beche-de-mer
sea leech
cucumber of the sea
beche de mer
Traduzioni
Holothuroidea
bicho do mar Holothuridae
Seegurke
pepino de mar
holotúria
zeekomkommer
holothuroïde biche de mer
αγγούρι της θάλασσαςEtimologia (Inglese)
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.
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