Trepang

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A trepang is the dried body of a Holothurian, a marine animal sometimes called a sea cucumber, having a long, tough, muscular body and found in the coral reefs of the East Indies and in all seas. When dried, it is called trepang (Malay trīpang) and is sometimes used as food.

Holothuroidea is a class of marine animals. The largest American species is Holothuria floridana, which abounds just below low-water mark on the Florida reefs.