fistular (fistular)

[F. fistula ire = Sp. fis tular = It. fistolare, the long tubular snout, like a fistula or tube, at the end of which is the mouth. 2. A genus of holothurians of vermiform figure with pinnate tentacles. De Blainville, 1830. Fistular iæ (fis-tu-lā'ri-ē), n. pl. [NL., pl. of Fistular i a, 2.] The vermiform holothurians, a section represented by such forms as Synapta, Chiro dot a, and Oncinolabes. Also, incorrectly, Fistular i a.