ˌdendrōˌkīˈrōd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from dendr- + -chirota (from Late Greek chirōtos furnished with hands, from Greek cheir hand) — more at chir-
: an order of holothurians having tube feet and tentacles which branch like a small tree and occurring in shallow water throughout the world but especially in temperate and cold regions
• den·dro·chi·rote -ˈkīˌrōt adjective or noun