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echiuran

echiuran noun: any annelid worm of the subclass Echiura, formerly considered to be its own phylum.

Noun

echiuran (plural echiurans)

  1. Any annelid worm of the subclass Echiura, formerly considered to be its own phylum.
    Synonyms:
    spoon worm

Synonyms of echiuran

Forms of echiuran

pluralechiurans

Origin of echiuran

From taxonomic name Echiura + English -an.

Questions about echiuran

What does echiuran mean?
Echiuran means any annelid worm of the subclass Echiura, formerly considered to be its own phylum.
What part of speech is echiuran?
Echiuran is a noun.
What is the plural of echiuran?
The plural of echiuran is echiurans.

Words near echiuran in the dictionary

  1. echistatin
  2. echitamine
  3. echitin
  4. echium
  5. echiums
  6. echiuran
  7. echiurans
  8. echiurid
  9. echiurids
  10. echiuroid
  11. echiuroids

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