sipunculid

[sahy-puhng-kyuh-lid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an invertebrate of the phylum Sipuncula, comprising the peanut worms.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the sipunculids.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sipunculid¹

1885–90; originally a member of the family Sipunculidae < New Latin, equivalent to Sipuncul ( us ) a genus ( Latin: variant of ��ī��ܲԳ��ܱ��ܲ�; siphuncle ) + -idae -id ²

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This sinus is continued round the oesophagus as the peri-oesophageal sinus, and thus the whole complex of the small arm-sinus has the relations of the so-called vascular system of a Sipunculid.

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