What does priapulid mean?
Priapulid means (zoology) Any small marine worm of the phylum Priapulida..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(zoology) Any small marine worm of the phylum Priapulida..
Like Kimberella’s scrape marks that connect it to modern mollusks, these ancient burrows were certainly created, if not by true priapulids, then by something very similar indeed.
The holes that litter the seabed are entrances to the burrows of priapulids – ‘penis worms’, named for their appearance – and their armoured cousins, the palaeoscolecids.
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Priapulid means (zoology) Any small marine worm of the phylum Priapulida..
Common synonyms include penis worm.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Like Kimberella’s scrape marks that connect it to modern mollusks, these ancient burrows were certainly created, if not by true priapulids, then by something very similar indeed.
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