Pogonophora

plural noun

Po·​go·​noph·​o·​ra

ˌpōgəˈnäfərə

: a phylum or class of marine worms of uncertain systematic relationships that superficially resemble polychaetes but have a dorsal nervous system and obscure metamerism

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek pōgōnophora, neuter plural of pōgōnophoros wearing a beard, from pōgōno- pogon- + -phoros -phorous

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