Sabellaria

noun

Sab·​el·​lar·​ia

ˌsabəˈla(a)rēə

: a genus (the type of the family Sabellariidae) of tube-dwelling marine polychaete worms with greatly developed peristome and the posterior end of the body tapering like a tail

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, probably from Sabella + -aria

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