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phoronid

/ˈfɔː.rə.nɪd/

翻译: 名词,指一种雌雄同体的蠕虫状动物,生活在海底淤泥中。

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noun

/ˈfɔː.rə.nɪd/formalscientific
  • zh名词,指一种雌雄同体的蠕虫状动物,生活在海底淤泥中。

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.

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    • 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.