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polychaete
pol·y·chaete P0421500 (pŏl′ĭ-kēt′)n. Any of various annelid worms of the class Polychaeta, including mostly marine worms such as the lugworm, and characterized by fleshy paired appendages tipped with bristles on each body segment.
[New Latin Polychaeta, class name, from Greek polukhaitēs, with much hair : polu-, poly- + khaitē, long hair.]
pol′y·chaete′, pol′y·chae′tous adj.polychaete (ˈpɒlɪˌkiːt) or polycheten (Animals) any marine annelid worm of the class Polychaeta, having a distinct head and paired fleshy appendages (parapodia) that bear bristles (chaetae or setae) and are used in swimming: includes the lugworms, ragworms, and sea miceadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the class Polychaeta[C19: from New Latin, from Greek polukhaitēs: having much hair; see chaeta]pol•y•chaete (ˈpɒl ɪˌkit)
n. 1. any of various marine annelid worms of the class Polychaeta, having regularly paired body bristles and often other appendages. adj. 2. Also, pol`y•chae′tous. belonging or pertaining to the Polychaeta. [1885–90; < New Latin Polychaeta, neuter pl. of polychaetus (with change of declension) < Greek polychaítēs having much hair. See poly-, chaeta] pol·y·chaete (pŏl′ĭ-kēt′) Any of various often brightly colored, meat-eating worms that are related to earthworms and leeches and usually live in the ocean. Each segment of a polychaete has a pair of fleshy appendages that are tipped with bristles, used for swimming or burrowing.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | polychaete - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristlespolychaete worm, polychete, polychete wormannelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externallyclass Polychaeta, Polychaeta - marine annelid wormslobworm, lugworm, lug - marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing baitsea mouse - any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the backbloodworm - a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait |
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polychaete any marine ANNELID worm of the order Polychaeta, including both errant (moving) and tubicolous (mainly sedentary) forms. They are characterized by the presence of CHAETAE carried on parapodia (projections from the body) and in errant forms the head is well developed. Fertilization is external. The group includes Nereids (bristle worms such as the ragworm), tube worms and fan worms.polychaete
Related to polychaete: class PolychaetaSynonyms for polychaetenoun chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristlesSynonyms- polychaete worm
- polychete
- polychete worm
Related Words- annelid
- annelid worm
- segmented worm
- class Polychaeta
- Polychaeta
- lobworm
- lugworm
- lug
- sea mouse
- bloodworm
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