ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈriŋkə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from kin- + -rhyncha (from Greek rhynchos snout, proboscis)
: a class of Aschelminthes comprising minute marine worms of uncertain systematic position having certain resemblances to arthropods and annelids but prob. more closely related to the nematodes — see echinoderes