escarpid

English

Etymology

from translingual Escarpiidae

Noun

escarpid (plural escarpids)

  1. Any tube worm of the family Escarpiidae

Usage notes

Although the spelling "escarpiid" is technically the correct one (the taxonomic name of the family has two "i"s), this spelling seems to be more widely used.

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