serpulid
/ˈsəːpjʊlɪd
/noun Zoology
A small marine fan worm which lives in a twisted shell-like tube, typically in colonies, with retractable tentacles for filter-feeding.
- Family Serpulidae, class Polychaeta.
- The organism may have extended a filtering organ out of the single opening as a modern serpulid does from its tube.
- In addition, the tubes of serpulids have distinct lamellae in cross-section.
Origin
Late 19th century: from modern Latin Serpulidae (plural), from late Latin serpula 'small serpent', from Latin serpere 'to creep'.
- twisted pair
- twisted-stalk
- recessionista
- recession-proof
- recessive
- recessively
- recessiveness
- recessivity
- recess-print
- recess printing
- Rechabite
- Rechabitism
- rechain
- rechallenge
- rechange
- rechannel
- rechannelling
- rechant
- rechargability
- recharge
- rechargeability
- rechargeable
- recharge area
- recharge basin
- recharge one's batteries