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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Tubicolae \Tu*bic"o*l[ae]\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to
inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of annelids including those which construct, and
habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments
usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria, and
Capitibranchiata. See Serpula, and Sabella.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Tubicolae \Tu*bic"o*l[ae]\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to
inhabit.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of annelids including those which construct, and
habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments
usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria, and
Capitibranchiata. See Serpula, and Sabella.
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