Definitions for "Sea cucumber"
The sea cucumber is a gelatinous creature that is shaped like a cucumber. It has no flavor but similar to tofu it soaks up the flavor of the surrounding spices and meats. In Chinese cooking it is used in soups, stir-fries, and certain braised dishes. Dried sea cucumber looks and feels almost exactly like a piece of cement, although is not as heavy. It also must be soaked for several hours before cooking.
echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers
An elongated animal with generally five rows of tube feet running the length of the body, and a ring of mop-like tentacles around the mouth.
Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to the genus Pentacta, or Cucumaria, as the common American and European species. (P. frondosa).
Keywords:  beche, mer, slug
Beche de mer, Sea Slug