gephyreanadj.n.
/dʒɛfɪˈriːən/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Gephyrea, a class or group of the Vermes or worms.
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gephyrean1881
1881 W. B. Carpenter Microscope §596. 701 This was discovered by Krohn in 1858 to be a Gephyrean Worm.
1893 Athenæum 29 Apr. 541/2 A communication was read from Mr. A. E. Shipley, on the anatomy and histology of two gephyrean worms of the genus Sipunculus.
B. n.
A worm of this class.
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gephyrean1887
1887 Athenæum 7 May 611/3 A report on the gephyreans of the Mergui Archipelago, by Prof. E. Selenka, of Erlangen, was read.
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