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Annelid

//ˈænələd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    of, or relating to these creatures not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.

    "Incarcerated in earth-filled boxes, the hapless annelids face execution in the morning. Death by immersion in fishponds, death by cruel hooks."

  2. 2
    worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French annélidé, coined by French naturalist Lamarck.

Etymology 2

From French annélidé, coined by French naturalist Lamarck.

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