echiuroid

[ek-ee-yoor-oid]

ech·i·u·roid

[ek-ee-yoor-oid]
noun
1.
any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Echiuroidea, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas, having at the mouth a ciliated, often elongated prostomium.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the Echiuroidea.

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Echiuroid is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1885–90; < Neo-Latin Echiuroidea; see echiurid, -oidea
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