Trepang

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Holothurian \Hol`o*thu"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)
     Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the
     Holothurioidea.
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     Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called {sea


           cucumbers}, {sea slugs}, {trepang}, and {b[^e]che de
           m[`e]r}. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese.
           See {Trepang}.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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