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Echiura

Syllabification: (Ech·i·u·ra)
Pronunciation: /ˌekēˈyo͝orə/

Zoology
Definition of Echiura
  • a small phylum of wormlike marine invertebrates that comprises the spoonworms.

Derivatives

echiuran

noun & adjective

echiuroid


noun & adjective

Origin:

modern Latin (earlier Echiuroidea), from Greek ekhis 'viper' + oura 'tail'

Echiura in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Echiura in the British & World English dictionary