sipunculid

A small, unsegmented marine worm that retracts its anterior portion into its body when disturbed, resembling a peanut.

• 🇵🇹Pequeno verme marinho não segmentado que retrai a parte anterior do corpo quando perturbado, lembrando um amendoim.

1. Peanut worm C2 formal scientific

   A small, unsegmented marine worm that retracts its front part into its body when disturbed, resembling a peanut.

   • The sipunculid burrows into the sand and mud of the ocean floor.
   • When touched, the sipunculid quickly retracts its anterior end, forming a peanut-like shape.
   • Marine biologists study sipunculids to understand their role in sediment ecosystems.

   🇵🇹Sipunculídeos

   Sinônimos: peanut worm

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• sipunculids' possessive plural form
• sipunculid's possessive singular form