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beech-de-mer

beech-de-mer is the archaic form 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 beech-de-mer

What is beech-de-mer the archaic form of?
Beech-de-mer is the archaic form of bêche-de-mer.

Words near beech-de-mer in the dictionary

  1. beech nuts
  2. beech oil
  3. beech snap
  4. beech tree
  5. beech trees
  6. beech-de-mer
  7. Beecham
  8. Beechams
  9. beechdrops
  10. Beechem
  11. beechen

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