ナマコ

noun

sea cucumber

Refers to the marine animal; sometimes translated as 'sea slug' in anglicized haiku, but biologically distinct from nudibranchs (sea slugs).

See also: ウミウシ (うみうし)

• ナマコは海かい底ていでゆっくり動うごく。

  Sea cucumbers move slowly along the ocean floor.

• この地ち域いきではナマコを酢すの物ものにして食たべる。

  In this region, they eat sea cucumber as a vinegared dish.