sea cucumber in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sea cucumber in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for sea cucumber in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cucumber [Am ˈkjuˌkəmbər, Brit ˈkjuːkʌmbə] N C or U

1.1. sea (ocean) The noun mar is feminine in literary language and in some set idiomatic expressions

mar m

See also mar

sea cucumber in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sea cucumber in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cucumber [ˈkju:kʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

American English

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English
Squid, cuttlefish, shrimps, crabs, shellfish and sea cucumber or trepang are plentiful.
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At night, many of these species emerge from the anus of the sea cucumber in search of food.
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During its feeding activities, the sea cucumber churns up the top few centimetres of seabed and aerates the sediment.
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To keep itself safe in these crevices and cracks, the sea cucumber will hook up all its collagen fibres to make its body firm again.
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A more bizarre example of commensalism occurs between the slim, eel-shaped pinhead pearlfish and a particular species of sea cucumber.
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Some of the locally caught seafood include sea urchin roe, sea pineapple, sea cucumber, scallops, abalone and squid.
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Surgical probes made of nanocomposite material based off the sea cucumber have been shown to reduce brain scarring.
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Other marine life taken as food includes shellfish, crustaceans, and sea cucumber.
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Many marine biologists are now skeptical of this supposed sighting, and it is suggested that the creature may instead have been a sea cucumber.
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