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pogonophoran

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Characteristic of these creatures

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any marine, wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pogonophora.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beard worm

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Broader terms: worm

History

Etymology

Pogonophora + -an