ˌpōgəˈnäfərə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek pōgōnophora, neuter plural of pōgōnophoros wearing a beard, from pōgōno- pogon- + -phoros -phorous
: a phylum or class of marine worms of uncertain systematic relationships that superficially resemble polychaetes but have a dorsal nervous system and obscure metamerism