Polychaeta — noun marine annelid worms • Syn: ↑class Polychaeta • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Annelida, ↑phylum Annelida • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
annelid — /an l id/, n. 1. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Annelida. Also, annelidan /euh nel i dn/. [1825 35; see ANNELIDA] * * * Any member of… … Universalium
polychaete — /pol i keet /, n. 1. any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles. adj. 2. Also, polychaetous. belonging or pertaining to the Polychaeta. [1885 90; < NL Polychaeta < Gk polychaítes having … Universalium
polychaete — n. any aquatic annelid worm of the class Polychaeta, including lugworms and ragworms, having numerous bristles on the fleshy lobes of each body segment. Derivatives: polychaetan adj. polychaetous adj. * * * /pol i keet /, n. 1. any annelid of the … Useful english dictionary
Annelida — noun segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches • Syn: ↑phylum Annelida • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom … Useful english dictionary
phylum Annelida — noun segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches • Syn: ↑Annelida • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom … Useful english dictionary
Terebellida — NOTOC Taxobox name = Terebellida image width = 240px image caption = Chaetozone setosa (Cirratulidae), a burrowing terebellid regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Polychaeta subclassis = Palpata ordo = Canalipalpata subordo = Terebellida … Wikipedia
polychaete — pol•y•chaete [[t]ˈpɒl ɪˌkit[/t]] n. 1) ivt any of various marine annelid worms of the class Polychaeta, having regularly paired body bristles and often other appendages 2) ivt Also, pol y•chae′tous. belonging or pertaining to the Polychaeta •… … From formal English to slang
Glyceridae — Taxobox name = Glyceridae image width = 250px image caption = Glycera alba with everted proboscis. regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Polychaeta ordo = Phyllodocida familia = Glyceridae subdivision ranks = genus subdivision = Examples … Wikipedia
polychete — pol·y·chete also pol·y·chaete (pŏlʹĭ kēt ) n. Any of various annelid worms of the class Polychaeta, including mostly marine worms such as the lugworm, and characterized by fleshy paired appendages tipped with bristles on each body segment. [New … Universalium