Echiurus

noun

Ech·​i·​u·​rus

ˌekēˈyu̇rəs

: a common genus (the type of the family Echiuridae) of echiuroid worms compare echiuroidea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek echis viper + New Latin -urus

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