Annelid Definition

ănə-lĭd
noun
Any of a phylum (Annelida) of roundish, wormlike animals having long, segmented bodies, a brain and ventral nerve cord, and a closed circulatory system, including polychaetes, oligochaetes, and leeches.
Webster's New World
Any of various worms or wormlike animals of the phylum Annelida, characterized by an elongated, cylindrical, segmented body and including the earthworms and the leeches.
American Heritage Medicine

Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.

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adjective
Of this phylum.
Webster's New World
Of, or relating to these creatures.
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Other Word Forms of Annelid

Noun

Singular:
annelid
Plural:
annelids

Origin of Annelid

  • From New Latin Annelida phylum name from French annelés pl. past participle of anneler to ring from Old French anel ring from Latin ānellus diminutive of ānus ring

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French annélidé, coined by French naturalist Lamarck.

    From Wiktionary

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