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Ptychodera
noun
Pty·chod·era
\tīˈkädərə\
Definition of Ptychodera
: a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Ptychoderidae) of enteropneusts
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Origin and Etymology of ptychodera
New Latin, probably from ptych- + Greek derē neck, throat
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