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Sea cucumber

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sea cucumber

–noun
any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having a long, leathery body with tentacles around the anterior end.

Origin:
1595–1605
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sea cucumber  
n.  Any of various cucumber-shaped echinoderms of the class Holothuroidea, having a flexible body with tentacles surrounding the mouth.
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