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holothurian, a. and n. Zool.|hɒləʊˈθjʊərɪən|
[f. mod.L. generic name Holothūria, f. holothūria (Pliny), a neuter pl. of Gr. ὁλοθούριον, a kind of zoophyte.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the genus Holothuria or division Holothurioidea of Echinoderms: see B.
1878Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 226 Organs..formed on the Holothurian type. 1886Athenæum 21 Aug. 242/1 For two years a holothurian industry was maintained on the coast of Florida, but the export to China was not, apparently, very profitable.
B. n. An animal belonging to the division of Echinoderms, of which Holothuria is the typical genus; they have an elongated form, a tough leathery integument, and a ring of tentacles around the mouth; a sea-slug, sea-cucumber, or trepang.
1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Holothurians. 1872Nicholson Palæont. 135 The last order..is that of the Holothurians or ‘Sea-cucumbers’. 1893Nation (N.Y.) 13 July 34/1 As soon as collected, the holothurians are boiled for a short time, split open, gutted, and smoked.
So holothure |ˈhɒləʊθjʊə(r)|, a holothurian (Webster 1864). holoˈthurid, holoˈthurioid, adjs. belonging to the Holothurida or Holothurioidea among Echinoderms, holothurian; ns. a holothurian.
1859Agassiz Ess. Classif. 162 It was not until the present period, that the highest Echinoderms, the Holothuroids, assumed a prominent position in their class. 1877Huxley Anat. Inv. Anim. ix. 552 The tentacula are developed around the mouth, the ciliated bands disappear, and the Holothurid Echinoderm is complete. 1887Athenæum 5 Feb. 194/2 No naturalist doubts that the echinids, asterids, and holothurids have sprung from a common primitive form. |