Cidaroida

plural noun

Cid·​a·​roi·​da

ˌsidəˈrȯidə

: the oldest surviving order of sea urchins containing the most primitive of living forms, all lacking peristomial gills and sphaeridia but having an apically located anus see cidaridae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cidaris + -oida

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