Gnathostomulida

Gna thos to mu li da |nəˌTHästəˈmyo͞olədə nəˌθɑstəˈmjʊːlədə |Zoology a minor phylum of minute marine worms that appear to be intermediate between coelenterates and flatworms. DERIVATIVES gna thos to mu lid |ˌnaTHəˈstōmyəlid, ˌnā - |noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek gnathos ‘jaw ’ + stoma ‘mouth. ’

Gnathostomulida

Gnathostomulida |ˌneɪθə (ʊ )stəʊˈmjʊːlidə | ▶plural noun Zoology a minor phylum of minute marine worms which appear to be intermediate between coelenterates and flatworms. DERIVATIVES gnathostomulid |ˌneɪθə (ʊ )ˈstəʊmjʊlɪd |noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek gnathos ‘jaw ’ + stoma ‘mouth ’.