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CLASS OLIGOCHAETA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Earthworms
Synonyms:
class Oligochaeta; Oligochaeta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("class Oligochaeta" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "class Oligochaeta"):
oligochaete; oligochaete worm (hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body)
angleworm; crawler; dew worm; earthworm; fishing worm; fishworm; nightcrawler; nightwalker; red worm; wiggler (terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers)
Branchiobdellidae; family Branchiobdellidae (small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches)
Holonyms ("class Oligochaeta" is a member of...):
Annelida; phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)
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