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vestimentiferan
[ ves-tuh-muhn-tif-er-uhn, ‑men- ]
noun
- any of various marine tubeworms of the phylum Vestimentifera or Pogonophora, which live in upright tubes near hydrothermal vents.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vestimentiferan1
First recorded in 1965–70; from New Latin Vestīmentifera phylum name, equivalent to Latin vestīment(um) “garment, outer garment” + -i- ( def ) + -fera, neuter plural of -fer -fer ( def )
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