Noun: holothurian ,hó-lu'th(y)ûr-ee-un
- Echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders
"The holothurian expelled its internal organs as a defence mechanism";
- sea cucumber
Derived forms: holothurians
Type of: echinoderm
Part of: class Holothuroidea, Holothuroidea
Encyclopedia: Holothurian