| 单词 | palolo worm |
| 释义 | palolo worm in British English (pəˈləʊləʊ) noun any of several polychaete worms of the family Eunicidae, esp Eunice viridis, of the S Pacific Ocean: reproductive segments are shed from the posterior end of the body when breeding Word origin C20 palolo, from Samoan or Tonganpalolo worm in American Englishnoun a polychaete worm, Eunice viridis, that lives in burrows among the coral reefs of several South Pacific islands, producing sperm or eggs in posterior segments that are cast off periodically in enormous numbers Word origin [1890–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, cholesterol, honky-tonk, phoneme, plein-air |
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