HOLOTHURIAN


Meaning of HOLOTHURIAN in English

[ ˌhɒlə(ʊ)'θjʊərɪən ]

■ noun Zoology a sea cucumber.

Origin

C19: from the mod. L. genus name Holothuria (from Gk holothourion , denoting a kind of zoophyte) + -an .

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