polygordius

polygordius
\\ˌpälēˈgȯ(r)dēəs, -lə̇ˈg-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from poly- + Gordius, legendary founder of Phrygia — more at gordian knot
: a genus (the type of the family Polygordiidae) comprising slender cylindrical many-segmented marine annelid worms belonging to the class Archiannelida and having the segmentation externally obscure and the sexes separate

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  • Polygordius — Pol y*gor di*us, n. [NL. See {Poly }, and {Gordius}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of marine annelids, believed to be an ancient or ancestral type. It is remarkable for its simplicity of structure and want of parapodia. It is the type of the order… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • polygordius — noun A genus of marine annelids, believed to be an ancient or ancestral type. It is remarkable for its simplicity of structure and want of parapodia. It is the type of the order Archiannelida, or Gymnotoma …   Wiktionary

  • polygordius — poly·gor·di·us …   English syllables

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