Phyllodocidae

plural noun

Phyl·​lo·​doc·​i·​dae

ˌfiləˈdäsəˌdē

: a cosmopolitan family of elongated active polychaete worms with broad leaflike cirri, several prostonial tentacles, and one or two pairs of eyes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Phyllodoce, type genus + -idae

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