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Meanings of Holothuria edulis in English

Of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese.

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        Examples for "trepang"
        Examples for "trepang"
        1
        The man wants to collect trepang and birds' nests on the islands.
        Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River
        2
        There are two kinds of trepang, the black and the white or grey slug.
        The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
        3
        New Guinea produces good beeswax, pearls, tortoise-shell, trepang, birds-of-paradise, etc.
        Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Weste...
        4
        Besides trepang, they trade in sharks' fins and birds' nests.
        The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888
        5
        When amongst the English Company's Islands, a fleet of proas was met with, fishing for trepang.
        The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888