Pogonophora

Po go noph o ra |ˌpōgəˈnäfərə ˌpoʊɡəˈnɑfərə |Zoology a small phylum of long deep-sea worms that live in upright tubes of protein and chitin. They lack mouths and guts, subsisting mainly on the products of symbiotic bacteria. DERIVATIVES po go noph o ran |-rən |noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek pōgōn ‘beard ’ + pherein ‘to bear. ’

Pogonophora

Pogonophora |ˌpəʊgəˈnɒfərə | ▶plural noun Zoology a small phylum of long deep-sea worms which live in upright tubes of protein and chitin. They lack mouths and guts, subsisting mainly on the products of symbiotic bacteria. DERIVATIVES pogonophoran noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek pōgōn ‘beard ’ + pherein ‘to bear ’.