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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIPUNCULACEA

Si *pun `cu *la "ce *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , from Sipunculus, the typical genus. See Siphuncle. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A suborder of Gephyrea, including those which have the body unarmed and the intestine opening anteriorly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Sipuncula

Si pun cu la |sīˈpəNGkyələ saɪˈpəŋkjələ |Zoology a small phylum that comprises the peanut worms. DERIVATIVES si pun cu lan |-lən |noun & adjective, si pun cu lid |sīˈpəNGkyəlid |noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Sipunculus (genus name ), based on a variant of Latin siphunculus small tube.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Sipuncula

Sipuncula |sʌɪˈpʌŋkjʊlə | plural noun Zoology a small phylum that comprises the peanut worms. Also called Sipunculida. DERIVATIVES sipunculan noun & adjective, sipunculid noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Sipunculus (genus name ), based on a variant of Latin siphunculus small tube .