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19 words match “HOLOTHURIAN”

HOLOTHURIAN a. 2 definitions
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ANCHOR n.
nchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta. Anchor ice. See under Ice. -- Anchor ring. (Math.) Same as Annulus, 2 (b). -- Anchor stock (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms. -- The anchor comes h…
APNEUMONA n.
An order of holothurians in which the internal respiratory organs are wanting; -- called also Apoda or Apodes.
APODES n.
A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See Apneumona.
AURICULARIA n.
A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix.
ELASIPODA n.
An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious forms. [Written also Elasmopoda.]
FIERASFER n.
bits the gill cavity of the pearl oyster near Panama; another lives within an East Indian holothurian.
HOLOTHURE n.
A holothurian.
PEDATA n.
An order of holothurians, including those that have ambulacral suckers, or feet, and an internal gill.
PNEUMOPHORA n.
A division of holothurians having an internal gill, or respiratory tree.
RESPIRATORY a.
te under Food, n., 1. -- Respiratory tree (Zoöl.), the branched internal gill of certain holothurians.
SEA CUCUMBER n.
Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to the genus Pentacta, or Cucumaria, as the common American and European species. (P. frondosa).
SEA GHERKIN; SEA GIRKIN n.
Any small holothurian resembling in form a gherkin.
SEA ORANGE n.
A large American holothurian (Lophothuria Fabricii) having a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.
SEA PUDDING n.
Any large holothurian. [Prov. Eng.]
SEA SLUG n.
A holothurian.
SLUG n.
s and to separate display lines, etc. Sea slug. (Zoöl.) (a) Any nudibranch mollusk. (b) A holothurian. -- Slug caterpillar. Same as Slugworm.
SYNAPTA n.
A genus of slender, transparent holothurians which have delicate calcareous anchors attached to the dermal plates. See Illustration in Appendix.
TREPANG n.
Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; -- called also bêche de mer, sea cucumber, and sea slug. [Written also tripang.]