Beche

He could see him yet, his queer little monkeyish face eloquent with fear, his back burdened with specimen cases, in his hands Bassett's butterfly net and naturalist's shot-gun, as he quavered, in Beche-de-mer English: Me fella too much fright along bush.

THE RED ONE 2010

De la Beche, long ago showed, this reasoning may involve an entire fallacy.

Essays 2007

The case has been transferred from Beche (ph), which is some 500 kilometers east of here, towards the border with Sudan.

CNN Transcript Nov 2, 2007 2007

Beche-de-mer realises as much as 160 pounds per ton.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

Beche-de-mer is merely a substantial foundation or stock for a more or less artistic culinary effort.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

Beche-de-mer does not generally give the idea of capability of even the simplest form of deception.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

Beche, as president of a Society which has greatly encouraged him in his Australian researches; and in honour of a science which has occasionally thrown some light on his dark and difficult path.

Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia 2003

Beche-de-mer, though called fish by tradesmen, neither swims nor floats; neither does it crawl, nor wriggle, nor hop, skip nor jump.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

Beche-de-mer, is now invariably cooked in iron vessels, the bottom half of a malt tank being a common boiler, and the “red prickly,” after being absolutely worthless for many years — so quaint are Oriental prejudices — is now regaining favour in that market.

The Confessions of a Beachcomber 2003

- Survey skills ability to recognize and identify coral types, reef fishes, other marine animals locate and identify beche-de-mer (Sea cucumbers) (see SPC Booklet on South Pacific Beche-de-mer) check reef area for dead, dying corals from siltation, identify other ecological damage

Chapter 10 1983