echiuroid

[ ek-ee-yoor-oid ]

/ ˌɛk iˈyʊər ɔɪd /

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noun

any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Echiuroidea, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas, having at the mouth a ciliated, often elongated prostomium.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Echiuroidea.

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Origin of echiuroid

1885–90; <New Latin Echiuroidea;see echiurid, -oidea

Words nearby echiuroid

echinoid, echinulate, echinus, echium, echiurid, echiuroid, echo, echo boomer, echocardiogram, echocardiograph, echocardiography