syllidn.adj.
/ˈsɪlɪd/ A. n.
A small errant polychæte worm of the family Syllidæ, distinguished by three tentacles on its head and found on rocky shores.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Polychaeta > suborder Nereidiformia > family Syllidae > member of
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1910 Encycl. Brit. V. 793/1 There are even dimorphic forms among the Syllids.
1930 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 73 651 (heading) On a new Hermaphrodite Syllid.
1963 R. P. Dales Annelids i. 30 The nephridiostome remains as a recognisable notch or pocket in the larger coelomostome, as it does..in some syllids.
1971 Oxf. Bk. Invertebrates 96 Syllids usually cling to sea-vegetation or nestle in empty shells and crevices.
B. adj.
Of or pertaining to an animal of this kind.
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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 > of or relating to member of family Syllidae
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1928 F. S. Russell & C. M. Yonge Seas ii. 52 The little syllid worms break up..into fragments of a few segments, each of which..develops into a full-sized worm.
1971 Oxf. Bk. Invertebrates 96/2 Syllis shows well the typical syllid processes arising from the sides of the body.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Polychaeta > suborder Nereidiformia > family Syllidae > member of
syllidian1888
heterosyllis1896
syllid1910
fireworm1957
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 607 The parent-form in these Syllidians remains non~sexual.
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