holothurian

noun

ho·​lo·​thu·​ri·​an ˌhō-lə-ˈthu̇r-ē-ən 

-ˈthyu̇r-, 

ˌhä-

: sea cucumber

holothurian adjective

Examples of holothurian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Marine invertebrates—from octopuses to hermit crabs and creatures like the bizarre holothurians—are the focus of this photography book. — Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Holothuria, a sea cucumber genus (going back to Latin, plural of holothūrion, zoophyte-like sea creature of uncertain identity, borrowed from Greek holothoúrion, of obscure origin) + -an entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for holothurian

• arthurian
• centurion
• silurian
• durian