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phoronid

/ˈfɔː.rə.nɪd/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa um animal marinho vermiforme e hermafrodita, pertencente ao filo Phoronida, que vive em tubos escavados no lodo ou na areia do fundo do mar.

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noun

/ˈfɔː.rə.nɪd/formalscientific
  • ptSubstantivo que designa um animal marinho vermiforme e hermafrodita, pertencente ao filo Phoronida, que vive em tubos escavados no lodo ou na areia do fundo do mar.

A noun referring to a hermaphrodite wormlike animal that lives in the mud of the sea bottom.

  1. Marine wormC2formalscientific

    A small, hermaphroditic, worm-like marine animal that lives in a tube in the mud or sand of the sea bottom, belonging to the phylum Phoronida.

    ptVerme marinho

    • Phoronids are often found in shallow coastal waters.
    • The phoronid secretes a chitinous tube to protect its body.
    • Scientists study phoronids to understand the evolution of lophophorates.