How Do You Spell Holothuroidea?

Sea cucumber, (class Holothuroidea), any of 1,200 species of marine invertebrates that constitute a class within the phylum Echinodermata.

What is the meaning of Holothurians?

[ hŏl′ə-thur′ē-ən, hō′lə- ] Any of various echinoderms of the class Holothuroidea, characterized by elongated bodies with tentacles around the mouth and five rows of tube feet. Holothurians are softer than other echinoderms because they lack spines and the skeleton is greatly reduced.

What does Holothuroidea mean in Latin?

of, relating to, or belonging to the Holothuroidea. Word origin. C19: from New Latin Holothūria name of type genus, from Latin: water polyp, from Greek holothourion, of obscure origin.