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serpulid

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/ ˈsɜːpjʊlɪd /

noun

  1. a marine polychaete worm of the family Serpulidae, which constructs and lives in a calcareous tube attached to stones or seaweed and has a crown of ciliated tentacles

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Etymology

Origin of serpulid

C19: Latin, from serpula a little serpent

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