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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GORDIACEA

Gor `di *a "ce *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Gordian, 1.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair eels (Gordius and Mermis ). See Gordius, and Illustration in Appendix.