Meaning of POLYCHAETA
| Pronunciation: | | `pâlu'keetu
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| | Definition: | | [n] marine annelid worms |
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| | Synonyms: | | class Polychaeta |
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| | See Also: | | Annelida, class, family Terebellidae, lobworm, lug, lugworm, phylum Annelida, polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm, Terebellidae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pol`y*ch[ae]"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. poly`s many
+ ? hair.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the two principal groups of Ch[ae]topoda. It includes
those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of set[ae].
See Illust. under {Parapodia}.
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