Botryllidae

/bɒtrɪˈleɪdiː/ noun

The scientific family name for colonial sea creatures that look like tiny grape clusters and belong to a group of filter-feeding animals.

Modern Latin family name derived from botryllus (Greek botryos, bunch of grapes) + -idae (standard suffix for animal families).

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