Renillidae

plural noun

Re·​nil·​li·​dae

-ləˌdē

: a family of colonial alcyonarians (order Pennatulacea) having a circular or reniform rachis with the polyps dorsal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Renilla, type genus, + -idae

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