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Meanings
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phoronid; horseshoe worm
usually written using kana alone
A wormlike marine animal of the phylum Phoronida. Primarily a technical term in biology.
Phoronids live in tubes they construct in the sandy or muddy seafloor.
At low tide, phoronid tubes can sometimes be seen on this beach.