Phoronid Definition
fə-rōnĭd
noun
Any of a small phylum (Phoronida) of unsegmented, wormlike marine animals, with a U-shaped digestive tract and a lophophore.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or belonging to the phoronids.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Phoronid
Noun
Singular:
phoronid
Plural:
phoronidsOrigin of Phoronid
From New Latin Phorōnida phylum name from Phorōnis type genus probably from Latin Phoronean, Argive (name of Io, priestess of Argos) from Phorōneus son of Inachus, king of Argos from Greek
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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