单词	sea cucumber
释义	sea cucumber noun : any of a class (Holothurioidea) of echinoderms having a tough muscular elongate body with tentacles surrounding the mouth called also holothurian Illustration of sea cucumber Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web It was only discovered a little over a decade ago, back in 2007, but the curious sea cucumber has a survival tactic that points to its longtime evolution: bioluminescence to ward off predators. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 Before, some of those divers made a living by scouring the ocean floor for sea cucumber and lobster to sell to Chinese exporters. Jamie Lafferty, Outside Online, 20 Mar. 2021 Southeast divers are wrapping up a nearly 1.9-million-pound sea cucumber harvest; divers also are still digging up giant geoduck clams in some regions. Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Jan. 2022 In Chinese cooking, fish maw -- the swim bladder of a fish -- is a delicacy alongside abalone and sea cucumber. Rachel Phua, CNN, 14 Mar. 2022 Chignik opens to sea cucumber divers on September 20 with a 15,000-pound harvest limit. Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Sep. 2021 Southeast’s sea cucumber fishery opens to divers on October 4 with a catch of nearly 1.9 million pounds. Laine Welch | Fish Factor, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Sep. 2021 The sea cucumber's posterior is so much more than an exit hole for digestive waste. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 May 2021 Not oil, but the sea cucumber, a large slug-like creature that infests the ocean floor. The Economist, 17 Apr. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1841, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition sea cucumber noun : a sea animal that is related to the starfish and has a flexible muscular body shaped like a cucumber
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