Definition of trepangs Trepangs

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What does trepangs mean?

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  • trepangs (Noun)
    Plural of trepang.

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Noun

Plural: trepangs

trepang - of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese
  Holothuria edulis
  holothurian, sea cucumber echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • trepang (n.)
    Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of which are dried and extensively used as food in China; -- called also beche de mer, sea cucumber, and sea slug.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • trepang
    trē-pang′, n. the Malay name for a species of Holothuria, much esteemed in China as a food delicacy—bêche-de-mer, sea-slug

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • trepang
    An eastern name for the Holothuria, or bêche-de-mer, frequently called the sea-slug; used as an article of food by the Chinese.

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