heteronereid
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heteronereid — n. [Gr. heteros, different; Neris, family Nerididae] (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) A specialized, free swimming, sexually dimorphic marine worm that gives off sex products into the water and dies after spawning; see epitoky … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heteronereid — het·er·o·ne·re·id … English syllables
Nereis vexillosa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Polychaeta … Wikipedia
epitoky — n. [Gr. epi, upon; tokos, birth] (ANNELIDA: Polychaeta) Reproduction of certain dimorphic swarming worms in which structural modifications such as enlarged eyes, nonfunctional gut and modification of parapodia for swimming occur; also called… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
