vestimentiferan

[ ves-tuh-muhn-tif-er-uhn, ‑m��- ]

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noun

any of various marine tubeworms of the phylum Vestimentifera or Pogonophora, which live in upright tubes near hydrothermal vents.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1965–70; from New Latin �ձ��ī��Գپ��ڱ�� phylum name, equivalent to Latin ��ī��Գ�(�ܳ�) “garment, outer garment” + -i- ( def ) + -fera, neuter plural of -fer -fer ( def )

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After spotting the initial tubeworm, researchers came back the next day to find even more of the sea-dwelling invertebrates, which belong to an animal group known as vestimentiferan.

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vestigium vesting

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