Tomopteris

noun
To·​mop·​ter·​is | \ -rə̇s\

Definition of Tomopteris

: a genus (the type of the family Tomopteridae) of transparent free-swimming marine polychaete worms having long deeply divided or forked parapodia

History and Etymology for Tomopteris

New Latin, from Greek tomos slice, section + pteris fern; from its fernlike shape

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