holothuroidea (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Holothuroidea*:
NOUN	animal	Holothuroidea, class Holothuroidea	class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers

English > *Holothuroidea*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers.
Synonym	class Holothuroidea
Member of	Echinodermata, phylum Echinodermata	radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers
Members	Holothuridae, family Holothuridae	A family of Holothuroidea
Members	sea cucumber, holothurian	echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet
Broader	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanish	holoturioideos
Catalan	Holothuroidea

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