vestimentiferan

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noun

Any benthic marine tube worm of the phylum Vestimentifera, now usually considered to be family Siboglinidae in phylum Annelida.

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Meanings

nounvestimentiferan (plural vestimentiferans)

plural vestimentiferans

  1. archaicbiologyAny benthic marine tube worm of the phylum Vestimentifera, now usually considered to be family Siboglinidae in phylum Annelida.

Origin

Vestimentifera + -an

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APA

vestimentiferan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestimentiferan

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“vestimentiferan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestimentiferan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vestimentiferan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestimentiferan.

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