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    ANNELID WORM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externallyplay

    Synonyms:

    annelid; annelid worm; segmented worm

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("annelid worm" 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 worm"):

    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 worm" is a member of...):

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

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