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• Annelida — An*nel i*da, n. pl. [NL. See {Annelid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the {Ch[ae]topoda}, including the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Appendiculata — Ap pen*dic u*la ta, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of annelids; the Polych[ae]ta. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chaetopoda — Annelida An*nel i*da, n. pl. [NL. See {Annelid}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the {Ch[ae]topoda}, including the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chaetopoda — Ch[ae]*top o*da, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? hair + poda.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very extensive order of Annelida (segmented worms), characterized by the presence of lateral set[ae], or spines, on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cirrhus — Cirrus Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cirri — Cirrus Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cirrus — Cir rus, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.] [Also written {cirrhus}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many Mollusca, and of the parapodia of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English