annelid worm


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Related to annelid worm: Annelida Phylum
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Noun1.annelid worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externallyannelid worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
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
Annelida, phylum Annelida - segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches
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
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On the basis of the photo, Rudkin suspected the specimen might be a kind of scaly annelid worm. When he had the donated specimen in hand, he knew immediately that it was a complete, fully articulated machaeridian--the first he had ever seen.
A photo of an annelid worm embryo (12th place) looks, well, just like a worm.
The white hairy yeti crab from the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge and the vent annelid worm are a further sample of the mysteries our oceans hide.
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26 at the Science Factory, 2300 Leo Harris Parkway - include this one by Greg Rouse of a polychaete (an annelid worm).