Maldanidae

plural noun

Mal·​dan·​i·​dae

malˈdanəˌdē

: a family of slender cylindrical polychaete worms having rudimentary parapodia, lacking differentiated gills, and living in sand tubes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Maldane, type genus + -idae

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