trepang sea-slug

  • 1sea slug — Trepang Tre*pang , n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; called also {b[^e]che de mer}, {sea cucumber}, and {sea slug}. [Written also… …

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  • 2sea-slug — n. Trepang, sea cucumber, bêhe demer …

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  • 3sea-cucumber — n. Trepang, sea slug, sea pudding, bêche de mer …

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  • 4Trepang — Tre*pang , n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; called also {b[^e]che de mer}, {sea cucumber}, and {sea slug}. [Written also {tripang}.] …

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  • 5sea cucumber — Trepang Tre*pang , n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; called also {b[^e]che de mer}, {sea cucumber}, and {sea slug}. [Written also… …

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  • 6Sea cucumber — For the food product made from sea cucumber, see Sea cucumber (food). Sea cucumber A sea cucumber from the Mediterranean Sea Scientific classification …

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  • 7trepang — n. Sea slug, sea cucumber, bêche de mer …

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  • 8USS Trepang (SSN-674) — USS Trepang (SSN 674), a Sturgeon class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the trepang, a marine animal having a long, tough, muscular body, sometimes called a sea slug or a sea cucumber , found on the coral… …

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  • 9USS Trepang (SS-412) — The first USS Trepang (SS/AGSS 412) was a Balao class submarine in the United States Navy. She was named for the trepang, a marine animal sometimes called a sea slug or a sea cucumber , having a long, tough, muscular body and found in the coral… …

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  • 10USS Trepang — Two submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Trepang , for the trepang, a marine animal having a long, tough, muscular body, sometimes called a sea slug or a sea cucumber, found in the coral reefs of the East Indies.* USS Trepang… …

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