Meaning of ANNELIDA
| Pronunciation: | | u'nelidu
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| | Definition: | | [n] segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches |
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| | Synonyms: | | phylum Annelida |
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| | See Also: | | animal kingdom, Animalia, annelid, annelid worm, Archiannelida, class Archiannelida, class Hirudinea, class Oligochaeta, class Polychaeta, Hirudinea, kingdom Animalia, Oligochaeta, phylum, Polychaeta, segmented worm | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Annelid}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of
numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs.
The principal subdivisions are the {Ch[ae]topoda}, including
the {Oligoch[ae]ta} or earthworms and {Polych[ae]ta} or
marine worms; and the {Hirudinea} or leeches. See
{Ch[ae]topoda}.
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| | Definition: | | A phylum of metameric coelomate worms (such as earthworm and leeches) which have closed vascular systems, cuticles, and hemoglobin in the blood. |
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