Definitions of annelid
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worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
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synonyms:
annelid worm, segmented worm
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archiannelid
small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae
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oligochaete, oligochaete worm
hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
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polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm
chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
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bloodsucker, hirudinean, leech
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
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angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler
terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
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lobworm, lug, lugworm
marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
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sea mouse
any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back
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bloodworm
a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
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Hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech
large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting
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horseleech
any of several large freshwater leeches
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type of:
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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
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relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida
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synonyms:
annelidan
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