enteropneust

enteropneust
/en"teuh reuhp noohst', -nyoohst'/, n.
any of various invertebrate animals of the class Enteropneusta, comprising the acorn worms.
[ < NL Enteropneusta, equiv. to Gk entero- ENTERO- + -pneusta, neut. pl. of PNEUSTÓS breathed, verbid of pneîn to breathe]

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