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HOLOTHURIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Holothuria mean? 

HOLOTHURIA (noun)
  The noun HOLOTHURIA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Holothuridaeplay

  Familiarity information: HOLOTHURIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOLOTHURIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Holothuridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Holothuria; Holothuria

Hypernyms ("Holothuria" is a kind of...):

echinoderm genus (a genus of echinoderms)

Meronyms (members of "Holothuria"):

Holothuria edulis; trepang (of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese)

Holonyms ("Holothuria" is a member of...):

family Holothuridae; Holothuridae (a family of Holothuroidea)


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