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palolo worm [pəˈləʊləʊ]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several polychaete worms of the family Eunicidae, esp Eunice viridis, of the S Pacific Ocean: reproductive segments are shed from the posterior end of the body when breeding

[C20 palolo, from Samoan or Tongan]

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