Annelida
Americannoun
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
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Approximately 16,500 species have been described in phylum Annelida.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Annelida, of the Cambrian period, 82, 83; of the Lower Silurian, 107; of the Upper Silurian, 122, 123; of the Devonian, 143, 144; of the Carboniferous, 178.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
In Mollusca its fate presents the same variations as in Annelida.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
The leech is a fresh-water parasitic invertebrate belonging to the Phylum Annelida.
From Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology by Appel, Toby
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
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