enteropneust
[ en-tuh-ruhp-noost, -nyoost ]
noun
any of various invertebrate animals of the class Enteropneusta, comprising the acorn worms.
Origin of enteropneust
1<New Latin Enteropneusta, equivalent to Greek entero-entero- + -pneusta, neuter plural of pneustós breathed, verbid of pneîn to breathe
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