Dalyellia
noun
Dal·yell·ia
\dalˈyelēə\
Definition of Dalyellia
: a common genus (the type of the nearly cosmopolitan family Dalyelliidae) of widely distributed rhabdocoel turbellarians with anterior mouth and large dilated pharynx
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Origin and Etymology of dalyellia
New Latin, from John G. Dalyell †1851 Scottish naturalist + New Latin -ia
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