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SEGMENTED WORM
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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 ("segmented worm" 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 "segmented worm"):
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 ("segmented worm" is a member of...):
Annelida; phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)
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