Synaptidae
plural noun
Syn·ap·ti·dae
-təˌdē
: a widely distributed family (order Apoda) of sea cucumbers lacking a respiratory tree, having the water-vascular system greatly reduced, and being mostly littoral but including some forms found in very deep waters
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Synapta, type genus (from Greek synaptē, feminine of synaptos joined together) + -idae
- dwarf gourami
- dwarf gray willow
- dwarf honeysuckle
- dwarf horse chestnut
- dwarf houseleek
- dwarf huckleberry
- dwarf iris
- dwarf Japanese quince
- dwarf juniper
- dwarf larkspur
- dwarf laurel
- dwarf lemur
- dwarf lupine
- dwarf male
- dwarf mallow
- dwarf maple
- dwarf milkweed
- dwarf minke whale
- dwarf mistletoe
- dwarf mountain fir
- dwarf mountain pine
- dwarf mulberry
- dwarf nettle
- dwarf nipplewort
- dwarf oak