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dorvilleid

dorvilleid noun: any member of the family Dorvilleidae of polychaete worms.

Noun

dorvilleid (plural dorvilleids)

  1. Any member of the family Dorvilleidae of polychaete worms.
    • Seep sediments had higher densities of ampharetid, dorvilleid, hesionid, cirratulid and lacydoniid polychaetes, whereas carbonates had more gastropods, as well as syllid, chrysopetalid and polynoid polychaetes.2015 July 10, “Biodiversity on the Rocks: Macrofauna Inhabiting Authigenic Carbonate at Costa Rica Methane Seeps”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of dorvilleid

pluraldorvilleids

Questions about dorvilleid

What does dorvilleid mean?
Dorvilleid means any member of the family Dorvilleidae of polychaete worms.
What part of speech is dorvilleid?
Dorvilleid is a noun.
What is the plural of dorvilleid?
The plural of dorvilleid is dorvilleids.

Words near dorvilleid in the dictionary

  1. Dorval
  2. Dorval Island
  3. dorveille
  4. dorvelleid
  5. Dorvil
  6. dorvilleid
  7. dorvilleids
  8. Dorvils
  9. Dorward
  10. Dorwards
  11. Dorwart

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