annelid
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annelid
- /ˈænələd/
- /ˈænəlɪd/
Where it comes from
From French annélidé, coined by French naturalist Lamarck.
noun annelids
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Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.
Incarcerated in earth-filled boxes, the hapless annelids face execution in the morning. Death by immersion in fishponds, death by cruel hooks.
Similar: ringed worm, segmented worm
adjective
- of, or relating to these creatures
Translations
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noun annelid
| Español | anélido |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 環形動物 kankei-dōbutsu, 環節動物 kansetsu-dōbutsu |
| 中文 | 環節動物 /环节动物 huánjiédòngwù |
| हिन्दी | वलयिन valyin |
| Português | anelídeo |
| Français | annélide, annélidé |
| Deutsch | Ringelwurm, Anneliden |
| Italiano | anellide |
| Ελληνικά | δακτυλοειδής σκώληκας daktyloeidís skólikas |
| Русский | аннели́д annelíd, ко́льчатый червь kólʹčatyj červʹ |
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