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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 Holothuridae
Familiarity information: HOLOTHURIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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