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ANNELID

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally

Synonyms:

annelid; annelid worm; segmented worm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("annelid" is a kind of...):

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "annelid"):

archiannelid (small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae)

oligochaete; oligochaete worm (hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body)

polychaete; polychaete worm; polychete; polychete worm (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)

bloodsucker; hirudinean; leech (carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end)

Holonyms ("annelid" is a member of...):

Annelida; phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)

Derivation:

annelid (relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida

Synonyms:

annelid; annelidan

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Pertainym:

phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)

Derivation:

annelid (worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally)

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