annelid

[ an-l-id ]

/ ˈæn l ɪd /

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noun

any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Annelida.

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Also an·nel·i·dan

[uh-nel-i-dn]. /əˈnɛl ɪ dn/.

Origin of annelid

First recorded in 1825–35; see origin at Annelida

Words nearby annelid

Anne, anneal, Anne Boleyn, annectent, Annecy, annelid, Annelida, Annensky, Anne of Austria, Anne of Bohemia, Anne of Brittany

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How to use annelid in a sentence

Karen Osborn is a midwater invertebrate researcher and curator of annelids and peracarids—animals much more substantial and easier to collect than the midwater jellies—at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
The cameras that capture fragile deep-sea jellies in their element|Elizabeth Anne Brown|March 10, 2022|MIT Technology Review
It had several chapters, and from the sound of things was more autobiography than treatise on annelids.
MacKenzie Scott Gave Away $6 Billion Last Year. It's Not As Easy As It Sounds|Belinda Luscombe|May 25, 2021|Time
This resemblance is of some interest, as bearing on a probable Annelid origin of Vertebrata.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
Pinnixa cylindrica, a related species, lives in the tubes of large annelid worms as a commensal.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

He isolated the first two blastomeres of the egg of Lanice, an Annelid.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
Two specimens of this beautifully brilliant orange annelid were taken on holdfasts.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology: Volume 6, Number 4, December 1914|Various
To form its skeleton the crab had only to thicken the cuticle already present in the annelid.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler

British Dictionary definitions for annelid

annelid

/ (ˈænəlɪd) /

noun

any worms of the phylum Annelida, in which the body is divided into segments both externally and internally. The group includes the earthworms, lugworm, ragworm, and leeches

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Annelida

Derived forms of annelid

annelidan (əˈnɛlɪdən), noun, adjective

Word Origin for annelid

C19: from New Latin Annelida, from French annelés, literally: the ringed ones, from Old French annel ring, from Latin ānellus, from ānulus ring

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Scientific definitions for annelid

annelid

[ ăn′ə-lĭd ]

Any of various worms or wormlike animals of the phylum Annelida, characterized by an elongated, cylindrical body divided into ringlike segments. Most annelids have movable bristles called setae, and include earthworms, leeches, and polychetes (marine worms).