Definition of holothurian in English:

holothurian

noun ˌhɒlə(ʊ)ˈθjʊərɪən

Zoology

A sea cucumber.
〔动〕海参
Example sentencesExamples
- There was significantly greater population density of holothurians when a coral reef was adjacent to the mangroves than a shoreline with coral reef alone or mangroves alone.
- However, holothurians retain pentameral (five-rayed) symmetry, with five rows of tube feet running from the mouth along the body.
- In fact, crinoids, holothurians, and ophiuroids rule the floor of the deep oceans at depths below 500 metres.
- Sea cucumbers are sausage-shaped holothurians that lie on the sandy floor of reef lagoons.
- The water vascular system, found in all echinoderms, accommodates the elongated body of the holothurians.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the modern Latin genus name Holothuria (from Greek holothourion, denoting a kind of zoophyte) + -an.

Rhymes

Arthurian, Ben-Gurion, centurion, durian, Khachaturian, Ligurian, Missourian, Silurian, tellurian

Definition of holothurian in US English:

holothurian

noun

Zoology

A sea cucumber.
〔动〕海参
Example sentencesExamples
- However, holothurians retain pentameral (five-rayed) symmetry, with five rows of tube feet running from the mouth along the body.
- Sea cucumbers are sausage-shaped holothurians that lie on the sandy floor of reef lagoons.
- There was significantly greater population density of holothurians when a coral reef was adjacent to the mangroves than a shoreline with coral reef alone or mangroves alone.
- In fact, crinoids, holothurians, and ophiuroids rule the floor of the deep oceans at depths below 500 metres.
- The water vascular system, found in all echinoderms, accommodates the elongated body of the holothurians.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the modern Latin genus name Holothuria (from Greek holothourion, denoting a kind of zoophyte) + -an.

单词	holothurian
释义	Definition of holothurian in English: holothurian noun ˌhɒlə(ʊ)ˈθjʊərɪən Zoology A sea cucumber. 〔动〕海参 Example sentencesExamples There was significantly greater population density of holothurians when a coral reef was adjacent to the mangroves than a shoreline with coral reef alone or mangroves alone. However, holothurians retain pentameral (five-rayed) symmetry, with five rows of tube feet running from the mouth along the body. In fact, crinoids, holothurians, and ophiuroids rule the floor of the deep oceans at depths below 500 metres. Sea cucumbers are sausage-shaped holothurians that lie on the sandy floor of reef lagoons. The water vascular system, found in all echinoderms, accommodates the elongated body of the holothurians. Origin Mid 19th century: from the modern Latin genus name Holothuria (from Greek holothourion, denoting a kind of zoophyte) + -an. Rhymes Arthurian, Ben-Gurion, centurion, durian, Khachaturian, Ligurian, Missourian, Silurian, tellurian Definition of holothurian in US English: holothurian noun Zoology A sea cucumber. 〔动〕海参 Example sentencesExamples However, holothurians retain pentameral (five-rayed) symmetry, with five rows of tube feet running from the mouth along the body. Sea cucumbers are sausage-shaped holothurians that lie on the sandy floor of reef lagoons. There was significantly greater population density of holothurians when a coral reef was adjacent to the mangroves than a shoreline with coral reef alone or mangroves alone. In fact, crinoids, holothurians, and ophiuroids rule the floor of the deep oceans at depths below 500 metres. The water vascular system, found in all echinoderms, accommodates the elongated body of the holothurians. Origin Mid 19th century: from the modern Latin genus name Holothuria (from Greek holothourion, denoting a kind of zoophyte) + -an.
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