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Webster 1913 Edition


Enteropneusta


Enˊte-rop-neus′ta

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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἔντερον
an intestine + [GREEK] to breathe.]
(Zoöl.)
A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal. Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in Appendix.

Definition 2024


Enteropneusta

Enteropneusta

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Enteropneusta

  1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Hemichordata – the acorn worms.