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ANNELID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
Synonyms:
annelid; annelid worm; segmented worm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("annelid" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "annelid"):
archiannelid (small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae)
oligochaete; oligochaete worm (hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body)
polychaete; polychaete worm; polychete; polychete worm (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)
bloodsucker; hirudinean; leech (carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end)
Holonyms ("annelid" is a member of...):
Annelida; phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)
Derivation:
annelid (relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida
Synonyms:
annelid; annelidan
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)
Pertainym:
phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)
Derivation:
annelid (worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally)
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