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bêches-de-mer

bêches-de-mer is the plural of bêche-de-mer.

Meaning of bêche-de-mer

Noun

bêche-de-mer (plural bêches-de-mer)

  1. Synonym of sea cucumber.
    • The Hunter had called in at Fiji to collect sandalwood and bêche de mer on a voyage between Calcutta and New South Wales.2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 18
    Synonyms:
    sea cucumber

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Questions about bêches-de-mer

What is bêches-de-mer the plural of?
Bêches-de-mer is the plural of bêche-de-mer.

Words near bêches-de-mer in the dictionary

  1. Bézout's identity
  2. Bézout's lemma
  3. Bézout's theorem
  4. bêche de mer
  5. bêche-de-mer
  6. bêches-de-mer
  7. bête noir
  8. bête noire
  9. bête rouge
  10. bêtes noires
  11. bêtes rouges

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