Desmoscolex

noun

Des·​mo·​sco·​lex

ˌdezməˈskōˌleks

: a genus (the type of the family Desmoscolecidae) that comprises minute marine worms having a globular head with four movable setae and a ringed pseudosegmented body and being usually considered highly specialized nematodes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from desm- + -scolex

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