PHORONIS

Meaning of PHORONIS in English

noun a remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around the mouth. it is usually classed with the gephyreans. its larva (actinotrocha) undergoes a peculiar metamorphosis.

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PHORONIS — fəˈrōnə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin Phoronis (Io, mythical priestess of Argos who was loved by …
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PHORONIS — (n.) A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around the mouth. It is usually classed with the gephyreans. Its …
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PHORONIS — ( n. ) A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around the mouth. It is usually classed with the …
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PHORONIDEA — ˌfōrəˈnidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Phoronis + -idea : a group (coextensive with the genus Phoronis …
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PHORONIDA — -ränədə Etymology: New Latin, from Phoronis + -ida synonym of phoronidea
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ACTINOTROCHA — ˌaktəˈnä.trəkə noun ( plural actinotro·chae -ˌkē) Etymology: New Latin, from actin- + -trocha : the free-swimming larva of the genus …
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VERMIFORMIA — (n. pl.) A tribe of worms including Phoronis. See Phoronis.
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ACTINOTROCHA — (n. pl.) A peculiar larval form of Phoronis, a genus of marine worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles.
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VERMIFORMIA — ( n. pl. ) A tribe of worms including Phoronis. See Phoronis.
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ACTINOTROCHA — ( n. pl. ) A peculiar larval form of Phoronis, a genus of marine worms, having a circle of ciliated …
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VERMIFORMIA — noun ·pl a tribe of worms including phoronis. ·see phoronis.
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ACTINOTROCHA — noun ·pl a peculiar larval form of phoronis, a genus of marine worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles.
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HORSESHOE WORM — phylum name Phoronida, a small group of wormlike marine invertebrates that live in tubes secreted by special glands. These protective …
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KOVALEVSKY, ALEKSANDR ONUFRIYEVICH — born Nov. 7 [Nov. 19, New Style], 1840, Shustyanka, near Dvinsk, Russia died Nov. 9 , 1901, St. Petersburg Russian …
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