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solenogaster
[ suh-lee-nuh-gas-ter, -len-uh- ]
noun
, Zoology.
- any of a group of wormlike mollusks, class Solenogastres (formerly Aplacophora), inhabiting deep ocean layers and having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.
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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
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