pol|y|chaete

pol|y|chaete: pol|y|chaete «POL ee keet», noun, adjective.

–n.

any annelid worm of a class including most of the common marine worms, having a series of unsegmented appendages or parapodia covered with many bristles or setae.

–adj.

of or belonging to the polychaetes.

╂[< New Latin Polychaeta the class name < Greek polychaítēs having much hair < polýs much + chaítē mane, bristle]

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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
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
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