Eunice

noun

Eu·​ni·​ce

yüˈnī(ˌ)sē

: a genus (the type of the family Eunicidae) of marine polychaete worms with complex chitinous jaws including the palolo worm and related forms

eunicean

yüˈnīsēən

-nis-

adjective or noun

eunicid

-sə̇d

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from the name Eunice

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