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palolo worm
noun
a polychaete worm, Eunice viridis, that lives in burrows among the coral reefs of several South Pacific islands, producing sperm or eggs in posterior segments that are cast off periodically in enormous numbers.
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1890–95
1890–95
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palolo worm
any of various segmented marine worms of the families Eunicidae and Nereidae (class Polychaeta, phylum Annelida). The palolo worm exhibits unique breeding behaviour: during the breeding season, always at the same time of year, the worms break in half; the tail section, bearing reproductive cells, separates and swims to the surface, where it releases eggs and sperm.
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