tubicolae

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tubicolae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tubicolae \Tu*bic"o*lae\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to
     inhabit.] (Zool.)
     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]