Clymenella

noun

Cly·​me·​nel·​la

ˌklīməˈnelə,

ˌklim-

: a genus of polychaete worms common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic coasts see bamboo worm

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Clymene, an Oceanid (from Latin, from Greek Klymenē) + New Latin -ella

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