perichaetine — adj. [Gr. peri, around; chaite, mane] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) Referring to setal location, when there is more than 8 per segment, encircling a segment; perichaetal condition … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
perichaetine — peri·chae·tine … English syllables
taxonomy — taxonomic /tak seuh nom ik/, taxonomical, adj. taxonomically, adv. taxonomist, taxonomer, n. /tak son euh mee/, n. 1. the science or technique of classification. 2. Biol. the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and… … Universalium
Megascolecidae — castings in India Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Earthworm — Taxobox name = Earthworm image width = 250px image2 width = 250px image2 caption = Lumbricus terrestris, the Common European Earthworm regnum = Animalia phylum = Annelida classis = Oligochaeta ordo = Haplotaxida subordo = Lumbricina subdivision… … Wikipedia
lumbricine — adj. [L. lumbricus, earthworm] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) Having 4 pairs of setae per segment as in earthworms of the family Lumbricidae; see perichaetine … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lumbricine — ˈləmbrəˌsēn, sə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Lumbricina : having an arrangement of setae resembling that in Lumbricus used of an oligochaete worm that has eight bristles per segment usually arranged in pairs; compare perichaetine … Useful english dictionary