neopilina

[ 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.

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Origin of neopilina

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

Words nearby neopilina

neopaganism, neopallium, neophilia, neophobia, neophyte, neopilina, neoplasia, neoplasm, neoplasticism, neoplasty, neoplatonism
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