echiurid

[ek-ee-yoor-id]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of various unsegmented marine worms of the phylum Echiura, comprising the spoonworms.

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Word History and Origins

< New Latin Echiurida, variant of Echiura < Greek é�� ( s ) viper + -oura neuter plural of -ouros -tailed (derivative of �ǳܰ�á tail); Cf. Echiurus a genus of the phylum; -ida

echium echiuroid

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