oligochaete

ol·i·go·chaete

O0065200 (ŏl′ĭ-gō-kēt′, ō′lĭ-)n. Any of various annelid worms of the class (or subclass) Oligochaeta, including the earthworms and aquatic species found chiefly in freshwater, which lack the appendages typical of polychaetes.

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[From New Latin Oligochaeta, class name : oligo- + chaeta.]

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ol′i·go·chae′tous (-kē′təs) adj.

oligochaete

(ˈɒlɪɡəʊˌkiːt) n (Animals) any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Oligochaeta, having bristles (chaetae) borne singly along the length of the body: includes the earthwormsadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the class Oligochaeta[C19: from New Latin; see oligo-, chaeta]

ol•i•go•chaete

(ˈɒl ɪ goʊˌkit)

n. any of various annelids of the class Oligochaeta, including the earthworms, having no external sensory organs or appendages and relatively few locomotory bristles. [1875–80; < New Latin Oligochaeta; see oligo-, chaeta] ol`i•go•chae′tous, adj.

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oligochaete - hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the bodyoligochaete wormannelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externallyclass Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta - earthwormsdew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, angleworm, crawler, wiggler - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers