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adjectiverelating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida
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nounworms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
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- worm any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
- hirudinea hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids
- oligochaete worm hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
- polychaete chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
- annelidan relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida
- polychete chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
- class onychophora enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids
- branchiobdellidae small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
- oligochaete hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
- onychophora enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids