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Definition of beche de mer

beche de mer
Trepang Tre*pang", n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.] Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of Holothuria, especially H. 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.
Beche de mer
Beche de mer B[^e]che` de mer" [F., lit., a sea spade.] (Zo["o]l.) The trepang.
beche de mer
Holothurian Hol`o*thu"ri*an, a. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the Holothurioidea. 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.

Meaning of beche de mer from wikipedia

- Bêche-de-mer can refer to: Bislama, a creole language or Pidgin English spoken in Vanuatu Sea cu****ber (food) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated...
- medicinal value. The creature and the food product are commonly known as bêche-de-mer in French, from Portuguese bicho do mar (literally "sea animal"), trepang...
- The harvested product is variously referred to as trepang, namako, bêche-de-mer, or balate. Sea cu****bers serve a useful role in the marine ecosystem...
- species of the subgenus. Sandfish are harvested and processed into "beche-de-mer" and eaten in China and other Pacific coastal communities. Sea cu****bers...
- the early 19th century word Beach-la-Mar from pseudo-French biche de mer or bêche de mer, sea cu****ber, which itself comes from an alteration of the Portuguese...
- 1606, Luís Vaz de Torres sailed through Torres Strait islands, navigating them, along New Guinea's southern coast. In the 1860s, beche-de-mer (sea cu****ber)...
- island was fisherman James Seton Veitch Mein in 1857 who established a beche-de-mer smoking station. Coconut palms were planted on the island in 1899 to...
- wages. Apart from a small amount of Melanesian labour imported for the beche-de-mer trade around Bowen, Robert Towns was the primary exploiter of blackbirded...
- substantial contact with the Fijians were sandalwood merchants, whalers and "beche-de-mer" (sea cu****ber) traders. The first whaling vessel known to have visited...
- north side of Lizard Island may be linked to the use of the island for beche-de-mer fishing by Europeans in the 19th century. They are po****rly ****ociated...