holothurianadj.n.
/hɒləʊˈθjʊərɪən/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the genus Holothuria or division Holothurioidea of Echinoderms: see B.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [adjective] > of or relating to genus Holothuria
holothurian1878
1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 226 Organs..formed on the Holothurian type.
1886 Athenæum 21 Aug. 242/1 For two years a holothurian industry was maintained on the coast of Florida, but the export to China was not, apparently, very profitable.
B. n.
An animal belonging to the division of Echinoderms, of which Holothuria is the typical genus; they have an elongated form, a tough leathery integument, and a ring of tentacles around the mouth; a sea-slug, sea-cucumber, or trepang.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Holothurioidea > member of (sea-cucumber)
quab1617
sea-pudding1750
sea-orange1753
Priapus1765
holothuria1792
sea cucumber1841
sea-gherkin1841
holothurian1842
sea-melon1854
nigger1855
slug1855
holothurioid1859
sea-quince1861
holothurid1877
red fish1880
pumpkin1897
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 560/1 Holothurians.
1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 135 The last order..is that of the Holothurians or ‘Sea-cucumbers’.
1893 Nation (N.Y.) 13 July 34/1 As soon as collected, the holothurians are boiled for a short time, split open, gutted, and smoked.
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holothure n. /ˈhɒləʊθjʊə(r)/ a holothurian (Webster 1864).
/ˈhɒləʊθjʊə(r)/ a holothurian (Webster 1864). holoˈthurid adj. and n. (a) adj. belonging to the Holothurida or Holothurioidea among Echinoderms, holothurian; (b) n. a holothurian.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Holothurioidea > member of (sea-cucumber)
quab1617
sea-pudding1750
sea-orange1753
Priapus1765
holothuria1792
sea cucumber1841
sea-gherkin1841
holothurian1842
sea-melon1854
nigger1855
slug1855
holothurioid1859
sea-quince1861
holothurid1877
red fish1880
pumpkin1897
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals ix. 552 The tentacula are developed around the mouth, the ciliated bands disappear, and the Holothurid Echinoderm is complete.
1887 Athenæum 5 Feb. 194/2 No naturalist doubts that the echinids, asterids, and holothurids have sprung from a common primitive form.
holoˈthurioid adj. and n. = holothurid adj. and n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Holothurioidea > member of (sea-cucumber)
quab1617
sea-pudding1750
sea-orange1753
Priapus1765
holothuria1792
sea cucumber1841
sea-gherkin1841
holothurian1842
sea-melon1854
nigger1855
slug1855
holothurioid1859
sea-quince1861
holothurid1877
red fish1880
pumpkin1897
1859 L. Agassiz Ess. Classif. 162 It was not until the present period, that the highest Echinoderms, the Holothuroids, assumed a prominent position in their class.
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