balanoglossid

noun

bal·​a·​no·​glos·​sid

ˌbalə(ˌ)nōˈgläsə̇d

plural -s

: enteropneust

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Balanoglossida

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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