Sedentaria

plural noun

Sed·​en·​tar·​ia

ˌsedᵊn‧ˈta(a)rēə

in some classifications

: a division of Polychaeta comprising sedentary usually tube-dwelling worms with reduced parapodia and sense organs and typically with highly developed filamentous anterior respiratory organs or gills compare errantia , sabellaria

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of sedentarius sedentary

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Rhymes for Sedentaria

• aquaria
• gregaria
• herbaria
• hysteria
• malaria
• puparia
• rancheria
• araucaria
• arenaria
• honoraria
• mercenaria
• area