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单词 priapulid
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priapulidn.adj.

Brit. /prʌɪˈapjᵿlɪd/, U.S. /praɪˈæpjələd/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Priapulus , -id suffix3.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Priapulus, genus name ( Lamarck Hist. nat. des animaux sans vertèbres (1816) III. 76; < classical Latin Priāpus Priapus n. + -ulus -ulus suffix) + -id suffix3. Compare scientific Latin Priapulidae, family name (1886 or earlier), Priapulida, phylum name (1908 or earlier), French Priapulides (plural), family name (1886 or earlier; now rare; now usually Priapuléens).
Zoology.
A. n.
A member of the minor phylum Priapulida, comprising unsegmented wormlike invertebrates which burrow in the bottom sand or mud of cold seas.The animals consist of an anterior barrel-shaped introvert (proboscis) with an eversible pharynx and a posterior cylindrical trunk with (in some species) a caudal appendage.
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priapulid1876
1876 Proc. Royal Soc. 1875–6 24 572 A curious intermediate form between Priapulids and Sipunculids came up from 1945 fathoms off the island of Ferro.
1916 A. Huxley Burning Wheel 36 Your heaven's so, With a path leading up to it past a row Of votary Priapulids.
1951 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates III. xiii. 184 The priapulids are animals of modest size, up to 8 cm., and drab coloration.
1993 E. N. K. Clarkson Invertebr. Palaeontol. & Evol. (ed. 3) xii. 404/1 Modern priapulids are very unimportant, living mainly as cold-water benthos.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the phylum Priapulida.
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priapulid1951
1951 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates III. xiii. 194 The priapulid larvae live in the bottom muck along with the adults.
1991 Amer. Scientist Mar. 137/2 The fossil record of the soft-bodied priapulid worms provides important insights into their changing role in marine communities through time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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