POLYCIRRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Polycirrus mean? 

• POLYCIRRUS (noun)
  The noun POLYCIRRUS has 1 sense:

1. genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms

  Familiarity information: POLYCIRRUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYCIRRUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Polycirrus; Polycirrus

Hypernyms ("Polycirrus" is a kind of...):

worm genus (a genus of worms)

Meronyms (members of "Polycirrus"):

bloodworm (a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait)

Holonyms ("Polycirrus" is a member of...):

family Terebellidae; Terebellidae (marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies)