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Definition of bêche-de-mer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bêche-de-mer

noun

/ˌbeʃ də ˈmeə(r)/

/ˌbeʃ də ˈmer/

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a large sea cucumber that is eaten in China and Japan

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