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/peuh loh"loh/, n., pl. palolos.See palolo worm.[1890-95; < Samoan or Tongan]
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Palolo — Pa*lo lo, n., or Palolo worm Palolo worm . [From native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and November … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palolo — ● palolo nom masculin Annélide errante comestible des récifs coralliens de Polynésie, dont les individus, sexués à certaines dates en rapport avec le cycle lunaire, montent en surface, ce qui permet d en faire une pêche fructueuse … Encyclopédie Universelle
Palolo, Hawaii — Palolo is a valley and residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaiokinai, United States; approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu, and less than a mile from Diamond Head. Like many of Hawaiokinai s neighborhoods, Palolo… … Wikipedia
Palolo viridis — Palolo Pa*lo lo, n., or Palolo worm Palolo worm . [From native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palolo worm — Palolo Pa*lo lo, n., or Palolo worm Palolo worm . [From native name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the last quarter of the moon in October and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palolo worm — a polychaete worm, Eunice viridis, that lives in burrows among the coral reefs of several South Pacific islands, producing sperm or eggs in posterior segments that are cast off periodically in enormous numbers. [1890 95] * * * ▪ polychaete any… … Universalium
Palolo worm — Taxobox image caption = image width = 250px status = DD | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Polychaeta ordo = Eunicida familia = Eunicidae genus = Palola species = P. viridis binomial = Palola viridis binomial… … Wikipedia
palolo worm — /pəˈloʊloʊ wɜm/ (say puh lohloh werm) noun a marine, polychaete, annelid worm of the southern Pacific, Leodice viridis, remarkable for the constancy with which it breeds, breaking off the posterior part of the body in the process, on the day of… …
palolo worm — noun see palolo … Useful english dictionary
palolo — pa·lo·lo … English syllables
