SEA-CUCUMBER

See under the head of Treranc. raw or cooked. An ‘‘urehin’’ may be a small, flat ‘‘sand dollar’’ or a big creature five inches in width, and bears arms of various degrees of potential offense, from harmle excrescences to sharp spines several inches in length. It feeds on ocean vegetation and any animal life of suitable size, and is itself (despite its armor) sought as a delicacy by other sea creatures—particularly by the voracious starfish.