See Also: sipunculid(dictionary)

sipunculid (iou)



sipunculid noun & adjective. L19.
[mod. Latin Sipunculidae (see below), from Sipunculus genus name from Latin sipunculus var. of siphunculus: see SIPHUNCLE, -ID3.]
Zoology.
A. noun. Any member of the family Sipunculidae or phylum Sipuncula (formerly Sipunculoidea) of unsegmented burrowing marine worms, which have an anterior retractable proboscis or introvert; a peanut worm. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating this family or phylum. M20.
sipunculan noun & adjective = SIPUNCULID L20.
sipunculoid noun & adjective = SIPUNCULID M19.