Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

tubicolae

 - 1 dictionary result

Tubicolae

Tu*bic"o*l[ae]\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of annelids including those which construct, and habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria, and Capitibranchiata. See Serpula, and Sabella.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see tubicolae on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: