annelidnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈænəlɪd/us/ˈænəlɪd/specializeda type of worm whose body is divided into several parts
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Worms, snails, slugs & similar animals
- centipede
- earthworm
- flatworm
- gastropod
- leech
- millepede
- millipede
- nematode
- roundworm
- slug
- snail
- tapeworm
- woodlouse
- worm
Examples from literature
- The skeleton is a thickening of the horny cuticle of the annelid on the surface of each segment.
- Then the annelids settled to the bottom and crept, and all their descendants remained creeping forms.
- Then the flat worms and mollusks took to a creeping mode of life, while the annelids and vertebrates still swam.
- Thus in the advance of annelids to insects the muscular system increases in relative bulk, and absolutely in complexity.
- To form its skeleton the crab had only to thicken the cuticle already present in the annelid.