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ˌheteroˈnereis
ˌheteroˈnereis n. 
/ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈnɛrɪɪs/, /ˌhɛdərəˈnɪriᵻs/ Zoology a dimorphic sexual form of certain worms of the genus Nereis, so called because originally regarded as a distinct genus; also attributive.
Brit. /ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈnɪərɪɪs/
, /ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈnɪərɪɪs//ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈnɛrɪɪs/U.S. /ˌhɛdəroʊˈnɪriᵻs/
, /ˌhɛdəroʊˈnɪriᵻs//ˌhɛdərəˈnɪriᵻs/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Polychaeta > suborder Nereidiformia > genus Nereis > member of
heteronereis1875
heteronereid1896
1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 67/1 Another [sexual form] which becomes transformed into a Heteronereis before the sexual elements are developed.
1880 F. M. Balfour Treat. Compar. Embryol. I. xii. 284 Claparède traced the passage of large asexual examples of the Nereis form into the large Heteronereis form.
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