sabellidadj.n.
/səˈbɛlɪd/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Pertaining to or connected with the family Sabellidæ, of which the genus Sabella is the type.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [adjective] > belonging to class Chaetopoda > belonging to order Polychaeta > suborder Sabelliformia > relating to family Sabellidae
sabellid1900
1900 Nature 6 Dec. 140/1 A paper..on the sabellid worms collectively designated as Polychætes.
B. n.
An individual of the family Sabellidæ.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Polychaeta > suborder Sabelliformia > member of family Sabellidae
sabellaa1851
sabellid1893
1893 Jrnl. Mar. Zool. Nov. 13 On the method of dispersion and fertilization of ova in some sabellids.
1896 W. B. Benham in Cambr. Nat. Hist. II. 286 The beautiful branchial crowns of various Sabellids.
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