genus terebella

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   type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles

   SynonymsTerebella

   Broaderworm genus

   Part ofTerebellidae

Questions about genus terebella

What does genus terebella mean?

genus terebella means "type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles".

What is another word for genus terebella?

Close synonyms include Terebella. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus terebella a common word?

genus terebella is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.