agamomermid

noun

aga·​mo·​mer·​mid

(ˌ)ā-ˌga-mə-ˈmər-məd,

ˌa-gə-mō-

plural -s

: a worm of the genus Agamomermis

Word History

Etymology

irregular from New Latin Agamomermith-, Agamomermis

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

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