Serpulidae

plural noun

Ser·​pu·​li·​dae

(ˌ)sərˈpyüləˌdē

: a large family of marine polychaete worms including various cosmopolitan genera see serpula

serpulidan

-dən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Serpula, type genus + -idae

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