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anneal |
annealed |
annealer |
annealing |
annectent |
annelid
| annelid worm
| annelida
| annelidan
| annelidous
| annellata
annelid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun annelid has 1 sense
- annelid(n = noun.animal) annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally; Array is a kind of worm
is a member of annelida, phylum annelida
has particulars: archiannelid, oligochaete, oligochaete worm, polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm, bloodsucker, hirudinean, leech
Derived form adjective annelid1
Adjective annelid has 1 sense
- annelid(a = adj.pert) annelidan - relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida; Array Derived form noun annelid1
CIDE DICTIONARY
annelid, a. [F. annélide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.].
Of or pertaining to the Annelida. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
annelid, n. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, e.g. earthworms, lugworms, etc.
Etymology
F ann{eacute}lide or mod.L annelida (pl.) f. F annel{eacute}s ringed animals f. OF anel ring f. L anellus dimin. of anulus ring
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