Polychaete

//ˈpɒlɪkiːt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of polychete. alt-of, alternative

    "Similar partitioning of microbial food resources was observed for multiple polychaete species within the family Dorvilleidae in methane seep sediments off OR and CA [79 ], and for lepetopsid and lepetodrilid limpets at hydrothermal vents on the east Pacific Rise [80 ]."

  2. 2
    chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles wordnet

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polychaete wormpolychetepolychete worm

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"Similar partitioning of microbial food resources was observed for multiple polychaete species within the family Dorvilleidae in methane seep sediments off OR and CA [79 ], and for lepetopsid and lepetodrilid limpets at hydrothermal vents on the east Pacific Rise [80 ]."

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