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GENUS POLYCIRRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Polycirrus mean?
• GENUS POLYCIRRUS (noun)
The noun GENUS POLYCIRRUS has 1 sense:
1. genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms
Familiarity information: GENUS POLYCIRRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Polycirrus; Polycirrus
Hypernyms ("genus Polycirrus" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Polycirrus"):
bloodworm (a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait)
Holonyms ("genus Polycirrus" is a member of...):
family Terebellidae; Terebellidae (marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies)
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