SIPUNCULID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sipunculid mean? 

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

1. small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIPUNCULID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

peanut worm; sipunculid

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

invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)

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

phylum Sipuncula; Sipuncula (peanut worms)