yüˈnī(ˌ)sē noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from the name Eunice
: a genus (the type of the family Eunicidae) of marine polychaete worms with complex chitinous jaws including the palolo worm and related forms
• eu·ni·ce·an yüˈnīsēən, -nis- adjective or noun
• eu·ni·cid -sə̇d adjective or noun