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Terebellidae

plural noun
Ter·​e·​bel·​li·​dae

Definition of Terebellidae

: a large family of marine burrowing or tube-forming polychaete worms with often showy filamentous anterior gills and usually a long thick body

History and Etymology for Terebellidae

New Latin, from Terebella, type genus + -idae

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