holothuria edulis

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holothuria edulis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Trepang \Tre*pang"\, n. [Malay tr[imac]pang.] (Zool.)
     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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of
           Holothuria, especially Holothuria edulis. They are
           taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they
           are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They
           are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup.
           [1913 Webster]

holothuria edulis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Holothuria edulis
      n 1: of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food
           especially by Chinese [syn: trepang, Holothuria edulis]