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GENUS TEREBELLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Terebella mean?
• GENUS TEREBELLA (noun)
The noun GENUS TEREBELLA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles
Familiarity information: GENUS TEREBELLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Terebella; Terebella
Hypernyms ("genus Terebella" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Holonyms ("genus Terebella" is a member of...):
family Terebellidae; Terebellidae (marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies)
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