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phoronid definition

pho·ro·nid (fə rō′nid)

noun

any of a small phylum (Phoronida) of unsegmented, wormlike marine animals, with a -shaped digestive tract and a lophophore

Etymology: < ModL Phoronidea, prob. < L Phoronis, Io + -idea, neut. pl. suffix

adjective

of or belonging to the phoronids

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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