• (n.) An annelid (Palola viridis) which, at certain seasons of the year, swarms at the surface of the sea about some of the Pacific Islands, where it is collected for food. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/palola/
(from the article `annelid`) ...or less fused along the median line, and a pair of embedded maxillary carriers; parapodia single-lobed, often with many aciculae (needlelike ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/9
Pa·lo'la noun [ Fr. the native name.] (Zoology) An annelid ( Palola viridis ) which, at certain seasons of the year, swarms at the surface of the sea about some of the Pacific Islands, where it is collected for food. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/9