solenogaster

[ suh-lee-nuh-gas-ter, -len-uh- ]

noun

, Zoology.

1. any of a group of wormlike mollusks, class Solenogastres (formerly Aplacophora), inhabiting deep ocean layers and having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of solenogaster¹

< New Latin, equivalent to soleno- (combining form of Greek sōlḗn pipe, channel; -o- ) + -gaster < Greek gastḗr paunch, belly