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GENUS HOLOTHURIA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Holothuridae

Synonyms:

genus Holothuria; Holothuria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Holothuria" is a kind of...):

echinoderm genus (a genus of echinoderms)

Meronyms (members of "genus Holothuria"):

Holothuria edulis; trepang (of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese)

Holonyms ("genus Holothuria" is a member of...):

family Holothuridae; Holothuridae (a family of Holothuroidea)

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