Phoronidea

plural noun

Pho·​ro·​nid·​ea

ˌfōrəˈnidēə

: a group (coextensive with the genus Phoronis) of marine animals of uncertain systematic position that has at various times been associated with the Molluscoidea, the Gephyrea, or the Hemichordata or treated as a separate phylum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Phoronis + -idea

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