Polygordius
noun
Poly·gor·di·us
\ˌpälēˈgȯ(r)dēəs, -lə̇ˈg-\
Definition of Polygordius
: a genus (the type of the family Polygordiidae) comprising slender cylindrical many-segmented marine annelid worms belonging to the class Archiannelida and having the segmentation externally obscure and the sexes separate
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Origin and Etymology of polygordius
New Latin, probably from poly- + Gordius, legendary founder of Phrygia
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