Definition of Pogonophora
:a phylum or class of marine worms of uncertain systematic relationships that superficially resemble polychaetes but have a dorsal nervous system and obscure metamerism
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Pogonophora
plural noun
Po·go·noph·o·ra
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ˌpōgəˈnäfərə
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Origin and Etymology of pogonophora
New Latin, irregular from Greek pōgōnophora, neuter plural of pōgōnophoros wearing a beard, from pōgōno- pogon- + -phoros -phorous
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