Polygordius

noun

Poly·​gor·​di·​us

ˌpälēˈgȯ(r)dēəs,

-lə̇ˈg-

: a genus (the type of the family Polygordiidae) comprising slender cylindrical many-segmented marine annelid worms belonging to the class Archiannelida and having the segmentation externally obscure and the sexes separate

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from poly- + Gordius, legendary founder of Phrygia

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