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sipunculid

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[sahy-puhng-kyuh-lid] / saɪˈpʌŋ kyə lɪd /

noun

  1. an invertebrate of the phylum Sipuncula, comprising the peanut worms.

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the sipunculids.

Etymology

Origin of sipunculid

1885–90; originally a member of the family Sipunculidae < New Latin, equivalent to Sipuncul ( us ) a genus ( Latin: variant of sīphunculus; siphuncle ) + -idae -id 2

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