Octacnemus

noun

Oc·​tac·​ne·​mus

ˌäkˌtakˈnēməs

: a genus of deep-sea tunicates of the class Ascidiacea found in the south Pacific ocean

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from octa- + -cnemus

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