neopilina

American

[nee-oh-pahy-lahy-nuh, -lee-] / ˌni oʊ paɪˈlaɪ nə, -ˈli- /

noun

any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.

< New Latin, equivalent to neo- neo- + Pilina genus of mollusks

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