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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The leading genus of Naididæ, having the prostomium elongated into a proboscis, the dorsal parapodia simply filamentous, and the ventral hamulate. N. proboscidea is an example. Also called Stylaria.
  • noun A worm of this genus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) See naiad.

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