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Webster 1913 Edition
Phoronis
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Pho-ro′nis
,Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
Phoronis
, a surname of Io, Gr. [GREEK].] (Zool.)
A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around the mouth. It is usually classed with the gephyreans. Its larva (Actinotrocha) undergoes a peculiar metamorphosis.
Definition 2024
Phoronis
Phoronis
Translingual
Proper noun
Phoronis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phoronidae – certain horseshoe worms.