Chaetogaster

noun

Chae·​to·​gas·​ter

: a common widely distributed genus of small transparent oligochaete worms (family Naididae) that are parasites on gastropods or free-living in fresh water

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chaet- + -gaster

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