First Known Use: 1963
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pogonophoran
noun po·go·noph·o·ran \ˌpō-gə-ˈnä-fə-rən\
Definition of POGONOPHORAN
: any of a phylum (Pogonophora) of marine wormlike animals of uncertain systematic relationships that live in chitinous tubes on the floor of deep seas, have obscure segmentation, and lack a mouth and digestive tract
— pogonophoran adjective
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Origin of POGONOPHORAN
New Latin Pogonophora, from Greek pōgōnophora, neuter plural of pōgōnophoros wearing a beard, from pōgōn beard + -phoros -phore
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