Vestimentiferan
[ves-tuh-muh n-tif-er-uh n, ‐men-] /ˌvɛs tə mənˈtɪf ər ən, ‐mɛn-/
noun
1.
any of various marine tubeworms of the phylum Vestimentifera or Pogonophora, which live in upright tubes near hydrothermal vents.
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