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Definition of Holothuridae
1. Noun. A family of Holothuroidea.
Generic synonyms: Echinoderm Family
Group relationships: Class Holothuroidea, Holothuroidea
Member holonyms: Genus Holothuria, Holothuria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holothuridae
Literary usage of Holothuridae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1862)
"It appears, then, that in the holothuridae, the germ-mass, the product of ...
I have little doubt that we shall find in the holothuridae gradations between ..."
2. Anatomy of the Invertebrata by Carl Th. Ernst Siebold (1874)
"... and holothuridae. The first are somewhat hemispherical bodies, •with one edge
... laria (of the holothuridae), ..."
3. The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Applications: Being a by Jabez Hogg (1886)
"... and are eventually shut off from such communication; the ambulacral vessels
of the holothuridae undergo precisely this change, and thus they facilitate ..."