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Pogonophora

Syllabification: (Po·go·noph·o·ra)
Pronunciation: /ˌpōgəˈnäfərə/
Zoology
Definition of Pogonophora
  • a small phylum of long deep-sea worms that live in upright tubes of protein and chitin. They lack mouths and guts, subsisting mainly on the products of symbiotic bacteria.

Derivatives

pogonophoran

Pronunciation: /-rən/
noun & adjective

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek pōgōn 'beard' + pherein 'to bear'

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Definition of Pogonophora in the British & World English dictionary

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