Ptychoderidae

plural noun

Pty·​cho·​der·​i·​dae

ˌtīkōˈderəˌdē

: a nearly cosmopolitan family of enteropneusts that includes Balanoglossus and related genera

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ptychodera + -idae

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