serpulid
/ˈsɜːpjʊlɪd/noun
1- Zoology a small marine fan worm which lives in a twisted shell-like tube, typically in colonies, with retractable tentacles for filter-feeding【动】龙介虫。
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- Family Serpulidae, class Polychaeta.龙介虫科, 多毛纲。
词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Serpulidae (plural), from late Latin serpula 'small' serpent, from Latin serpere 'to creep'.