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polynoid, a. and n. Zool.|ˈpɒlɪnəʊɪd|
[f. mod.L. Polynoidæ, pl. f. generic name Polynoë (Savigny Système des Annélides, 1809), f. Gr. Πολυνόη, name of one of the Nereids or sea-nymphs of Greek mythology: cf. πολύνοος much thinking, thoughtful. See -id.]
a. adj. Belonging or allied to the genus Polynoë |pəʊˈlɪnəʊiː| of polychæte worms, having a flat body covered with a series of plates or elytra.
b. n. A polynoid worm.
1896Camb. Nat. Hist. II. 262 Probably the typical number [of tentacles] is three..as in Polynoids, Syllidæ, and some Eunicidæ. |