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phoronid
pho·ro·nid P0256475 (fə-rō′nĭd)n. Any of several small, wormlike marine animals of the phylum Phoronida that have a U-shaped digestive tract and inhabit self-made chitinous tubes.
[From New Latin Phorōnida, phylum name, from Phorōnis, type genus, probably from Latin, Phoronean, Argive (name of Io, priestess of Argos), from Phorōneus, son of Inachus, king of Argos, from Greek.]
pho·ro′nid adj.phoronid (fəˈrəʊnɪd) n (Animals) a small, wormlike marine animal which usually lives in the mud of the sea bottom and is hermaphrodite. Also commonly called: horseshoe worm Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | phoronid - hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottominvertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classificationPhoronida, Phoronidea, phylum Phoronida - small phylum of wormlike marine animals |
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Words related to phoronidnoun hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottomRelated Words- invertebrate
- Phoronida
- Phoronidea
- phylum Phoronida
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