Annelida

American  

[uh-nel-i-duh] / əˈnɛl ɪ də /

noun

1. the phylum comprising the annelids.

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Etymology

Origin of Annelida

1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to annel- (< French annelés literally, ringed ones, plural past participle of anneler to ring, derivative of Old French an ( n ) el ring < Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus ring, anus ) + -ida -id ²

Example Sentences

Approximately 16,500 species have been described in phylum Annelida.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The main assumption was that the neural or blastoporal surface must be homologous throughout the Metazoa, though it was dorsal in the Chordata, ventral in the Annelida and Arthropoda.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

That Polygordius, Protodrilus and Saccocirrus are on the whole primitive forms, and related to each other, there can be little doubt, but their place amongst the Annelida is difficult to determine.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

Annelida, an-el′i-da, n. a class of animals comprising the red-blooded worms, having a long body composed of numerous rings.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The order of Annelida which construct a tubular case in which they protect themselves.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne